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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He sounds like a textbook toddler. [/quote]

He[b] sounds more active than average[/b] - and I don't say this because I think there is any developmental issue - but because it helps to acknowledge reality and adjust tactics![/quote]

OP, your son sounds exactly like every toddler boy I know, including my own 18 month old. I don't know if this pp has only had daughters or had a very mellow son, but everything you've described is completely normal and not "more active than average." I think we have become so overly concerned with every milestone in a book or Google, that we don't enjoy our kids as much as we could. Our mothers didn't fret like this. Probably cause there wasn't as much information readily available but please remember to enjoy this time and not get hung up on every little behavior. This time is very fleeting.[/quote]

Well, the way OP describes it, [b]he is visibly more active than the other toddlers his age at the story time,[/b] so I don't see why to doubt that.  Again, nothing at all wrong with this - this stuff is all on a continuum - but denying it doesn't really help.  The point is that OP needs to develop approaches to discipline/set limits with a very active boy.  It's not about milestones and comparing, but about learning how to best work with your particular child.  And to do that, you need to be able to accurately understand their individual personality.[/quote]

[b]The families at storytime are a self-selecting group.  Many parents with very active toddlers wisely choose not to take them to storytime.  He'd likely look "average" at a baby-gym class  or the playground.[/quote][/b]

Excellent point. You find what activities suit your child's personality. Don't try to fit a square peg into a round hole.[/quote]

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