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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At my son's 18 month checkup, his ped says "does he listen and understand when you say "no"?  And by that I mean, does he look stop, look at you, smile, and go ahead and do exactly what you just told him not to do?"

Your son sounds like a delightful and high energy little guy.  Try to enjoy it![/quote]
+1.  My 17-month-old son sounds exactly the same as OP's.  I would skip story time and let him burn off energy at the park.[/quote]

I also have a  17 month son that is like this. Story/music time can be difficult (for me…bc I wish he'd sit still like the other kids) but he enjoys it in his own way. He will pay attention for 5 min, walk away and do something else for 5 min, etc. I think as long as the facilitator is OK with this you should keep going. My feeling is that its good for them to have the variety. We also do a  lot of running around…usually before an activity like this. Another good option is a gymboree type class where its very active but they still do a circle time. Might be a good mix of structure and free play. [/quote]

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