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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I don't care about them getting her an ice cream cone or giving her a piece of candy. To me, that's different than seeing us trying to enforce a rule and explicitly telling her, "That's ok if you don't want to do that!" and give her exactly what she's looking for.

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What is wrong when Grandpa picks her up to carry her?  That is really not a fight worth having.

He was probably tired of you trying to reason with a toddler, when everyone can move faster and easier if someone carries the 2 year old.[/quote]

Because they are trying to train DD not to expect to be carried all the time. [/quote]

She is two. Not five.[/quote]

Whatever. It is not up to you, me, or her grandparents decide this. It’s up to her part.[/quote]

That is crazy talk.

"Training" a 2 year old not to ask to be carried? That is because mom and dad don't want to carry her and for the benefit of the parents only, not the child.  So grandpa carrying her gives the same result, mom and dad do not need to carry her, with a far better outcome, child feel loved and the group gets to move at a normal pace instead of toddler walk speed, resulting in the toddler being better rested, not as tired out and less likely to tantrum than she would if she were walking around all day.[/quote]

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