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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
twirlyjack73
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High energy kid = lots of stress?
twirlyjack73
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Do you feel like LO is so demanding & wants you go from this to that immediately & constantly that your head is always spinning & you're totally stressed out? Or is it me/mine, or b/c I'm pregnant & exhausted? My kid can't sit still for a second. Whether I'm home or out. When I'm out I see other kids who are calm & I can't comprehend it. I feel so alone. Mine's the one climbing out of the grocery cart, won't sit in a restaurant even for 5 minutes, anything & everything. I'm beat & constantly sweating to keep up.
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Re: High energy kid = lots of stress?
Bubble wrap! great idea
Yes, you are most definitely not alone! And I 100 percent have empathy for you being pregnant!
mom of a DD here, and i will tell you that you're not alone. although i do think a lot of it has to do with being preggo, but not all! my DD has TONSSS of energy, and all i can say is thank God for coffee and/or redbull and/or nights with a full nights rest. my only cure? lots of outings and high energy activities so that her naps last longer, and i get some much-needed breaks during the day. and baby gates. and carpet for the moments she throws her head back in a tantrum. yeah...
I read in a Dr. Sears book that something like 1 in 9 kids are "spirited." You can tell if yours is spirited by letting go of his/her hand in a public place. If your child takes off you have a spirited one. (Apparently mine is quite spirited.)
I noticed one time that all the other moms always talk about how embarrassed they are about their childrens' behavior, but I never notice their childrens' behavior because I am so busy trying to wrangle my own child. One day someone told me they thought my daughter was well behaved, and I almost fell over. I think raising kids is just a lot of work. You feel alone because you're so focused on one thing (your kid) that you don't notice anything else. Even though kids are great [generally], they can't replace adult conversation and companionship. You're not alone. I feel this way a lot, too. Sometimes, I even feel like a bad mother because my daughter is so out of control. Then I remind myself that she is clean, well-fed, mentally stimulated, disciplined as well as I know how to discipline an 18-month-old... Basically, you do the best you can.
You are not alone. I swear my kid makes me cry once a week because he is so difficult to manage.
He has sensory processing disorder (sensory seeking = always needs to move) and is way ahead in physical milestones (climbs ladders, jumps, and swims) than his peers. He also has a receptive language delay, which means it's difficult for me to communicate with him. I spend the whole day pulling him off the kitchen counter, dining room table, dresser, etc. He doesn't respond to commands such as "stop" "slow down" or "get off of that".
So, yeah. I hear you. And I'm not even pregnant. In fact, he's so crazy that we're considering waiting for a few more years for #2 or even being one and done. We'll see.
You too? My husband and I constantly think about how people have more than one child. We love our child, and her intensity is cool sometimes. She learns quickly, absorbs her surroundings, is easy to engage. But she is tough to manage! Even her teachers at Mother's Day Out think so. (They don't tell me, I can just tell.) ALL the other kids lay down and nap at nap time. All of them. Not mine. She has to be rolled around in a stroller the entire time or she freaks out and wakes up the entire room. Oh and OP, that expression your child has on his face in your pic, my daughter has that expression all the time, lol.