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Trouble transitioning?

ToastieSimonsToastieSimons member
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What's the typical age range for when kids are supposed to start having some trouble transitioning.  I'm not talking about tantruming but about expressing the desire to continue what they're doing.

DS watches baby einstein and starts crying through some of the parts (more of a whiney cry) and then it changes to the next part and he stops.  

I don't know if it's cause he's upset the picture/character changed or he's scared.   

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Re: Trouble transitioning?

  • ntyravgmomntyravgmom
    I'm not sure of the age range, but I had a question. Is there a common denominator in the parts that are making him whine/get upset? It's hard to say if it's a transition issue when the baby einstein videos move so quickly to begin with. I would watch with him and try to figure out if their are any similarities in what he's seeing, first.
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  • MirandaHobbesMirandaHobbes member

    Agree with auntie re: that isn't a transition thing, he's expressing preferences, which is kinda cool to watch and find out what he "likes"!

     My son couldn't watch any TV until he was mature enough (The first thing he sat through in its entirety was a 30 minute Elmo DVD when he was about 28 months- I remember it vividly because it was the first 30 minutes of peace I ever had with him while he was awake...). Before he could cognitively understand what was going on he would just whine and fuss at the TV. When he watched Baby Einstein he was get excited over the skits involving flashing lights or spinning tops, but then just get mad and cry when they went away. Or he'd try to watch Elmo, but get upset when Elmo left the screen (cry, tantrum). TV shows were out because the commercials would enrage him. The he matured to the point that he realized that Elmo was coming back and hey, these other characters aren't so bad either. We still mainly stick to DVDs because he has little patience for commercials or watching "what's on" (growing up in a world of DVR is tough, man).

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