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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
allie_smalls07
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Tell me about your 18 month old
allie_smalls07
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What's your 18 month old like, or what was your 18 month old like if your child is older than this? DD seems to have a hard time entertaining herself. I don't know if this is more a "girl thing" or what, but DS was pretty easily entertained at 18 months old. DD will occasionally stack blocks (or anything she deems stackable) and is starting to show some interest in simple puzzles, she loves dolls, "reads" books, but my concern is that she often wanders around like she has no clue what to do with herself...
She is a climber, runner, and a jumper, so when we're outside this preoccupation with being occupied by someone else doesn't come into play. She keeps herself busy exploring. When we are stuck inside however, it's so hard to keep her focused on an activity. Is this just the age? I honestly forgot a lot of DS's life at 18 months old (I was severely depressed after DD's birth, they're 15 months apart) so I can't remember if this is just normal 18 month old behavior or if she should be able to focus on one activity longer than 5 seconds at this point.
Also, she is still mouthing things so "craft time" turns into try-to-keep-DD-from-ingesting-craft time. Am I just expecting too much of her? Please someone put this in perspective for me! Thanks 
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Re: Tell me about your 18 month old
DD is 20 months and goes through phases. This week she hasn't been too good at amusing herself for more than a few minutes, and she wants me to sit next to her while she plays. But last week she was into doing her own thing.
Like your DD, when we are outside she's THRILLED and could care less if I'm paying attention to her or not. She loves to run, jump, etc.
So for DD I think it's the environment. When she's bored with her toys, she needs me to amuse her. When things are new, she's happy to explore. I think Ineed to rotate her toys more often so she doesn't get bored so easily.
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Your DD sounds exactly like mine. My DD loves outdoor activities and can typically say focued outdoors better than indoors. She has a shorter attention span indoors though and I kind of just let her lead the way as far as what we are doing. She will stack blocks and play with toys with me but she won't sit still for a book longer than a page or two. When she plays independently she mostly just wanders around holding toys and talking to herself. She will play will puzzles some but mostly she just likes throwing things right now (in a non aggressive way).
I think at this age they are just really into exploring, I think she sounds just fine!
DD is 19 months, and while she can concentrate on certain things for a while (like books) she does move from other things relatively quickly. She wanders around the house looking for things to entertain herself, even if I'm sitting on the floor trying to play with her. I'm kinda glad that she is so independent though because it has helped a lot recently when I'm so tired with this pregnancy I really don't feel like playing. As long as she is safe and happy I consider it just fine!
She doesn't put things in her mouth any more.