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[quote=Anonymous]Step away from the google, OP!   Your little one is high energy and totally FINE.  It may be time to start working on settting boundaries and rules.  But it will take awhile before he catches on.  Don't fret.

FWIW, my first child was fiery dragonchild from the moment of birth.  Totally neurotypical but colicky as a babe and extremely high energy AND dramatic as a little kid.  We actually seem to have hit a moment of equilibrium at 3.5; she can usually calm herself down with deep breathing; and she can play at one thing for long stretches of time and follows instructions (at least as long as she's well fed and rested).
My second child was a sunshine baby but very high energy.  Happy as a clam 99% of the time, but she just IS ALWAYS MOVING.  ALWAYS.  She fidgets in her sleep.  At 18 months is showing signs of the selective hearing and boundary-testing that you describe.  Since it is not accompanied by regular 30-minute tantrums, I'm happy as a lark.  This too is normal.

I always look at sister's compliant son with a bit of awe.  He's 4 and I don't think he has EVER been defiant or had a meltdown (as I understand it).  He'll cry when upset but I don't think I've EVER seen anything I would call a tantrum.  And he's smart as a whip.  Anyway, the point is not, I think, that my sister is a superior parent or that her kid is weird.  There is just a VERY WIDE range of normal.[/quote]

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