To think perfect parents with Montessori blogs and 2 year olds who cook supper then do the dishes are shameless liars?

[DieAntword]

I see them and I look at my 2 year old and I am honestly thinking how are these kids real? They cook food, lay the table, serve it in tiny little dishes and then wash up and somehow live in immaculate homes? It's all fake right? Please tell me its fake?

I do not know the blogs you mean... but I am sure it’s all fake! (Or heavily staged and supported!)

If it’s real I’m failing too.

Very much hope it's fake. My nearly 2 DD is currently running around naked having refused to eat more than a mouthful of dinner. We're now watching Frozen together while we mutually ignore the dishes.

My two year old squished the orange he cried for into my radiator cover today.

They are liars.

Even if it were true why would anyone want a two year old to do those things

both of mine enjoyed that sort of thing at 2.

however, their enthusiasm did NOT match their skill level! my heart used to sink whenever they would do housework

Yanbu - they are clearly lying and/or delusional.

which blog is it? I would love to have a laugh at that

It was kind of a compilation in my mind of different blogs tbh but this video triggered the post

Yes these kinds of lifestyle blogs/vlogs are highly polished and edited because it keep a people coming back to see an "inspirational lifestyle" - it's branding essentially.

I think it is quite telling that the boy is flinching when he's trying to crack the egg. How many (boxes of) eggs do you think they got through before that stage? My bet is eleventy million.....

My 22 month old pooed in the bath (again) today; so I'm probably just jealous though.

Well my son seems to have a tummy bug (just finished cleaning the sick and the child) so suddenly this frivolous thread seems a bit ho hum to me.

Is it crazy that I feel sooo bad for him? I hate being sick so imagine being 2 and not really understanding what’s happening to you. Wonder where he picked it up. Hard to tell because no one will admit if they brought a potentially still infectious child to playgroup.

Bloody hell what a faff. I did do baking etc with my 2yos but I didn't have the patience to let them do everything! It would generally go tits up and lead to a tantrum/horrific mess a couple of minutes in :)

Either they are having a very good day indeed or they are extremely unusual toddlers. Even if it's not fake, I'm definitely sure it does not represent 99.9% of 2yos.

As a person who has worked in a montessori nursery it wouldn't surprise me. If they have been in that environment since birth yes it is possible. Don't hate me. Just saying what I have experienced over the years of working in that environment. They also do run around and scream just like everyone else's kids too

I worked In a Montessori for years and can definitely believe it! It does happen. Doesn't work for every child but it can happen.

Generally it happens more in the Montessori environment which is perfectly set up to enable it. Very hard to achieve at home unless you completely remodel your house.

My dd goes to a Montessori. She hasn’t done any of those things yet.
Will be having words with her in the morning

My question is, who was stopping the kids from grabbing everything while she set it up?

I used to get given bowls of mud and leaves and told to pretend.

I also worked in a Montessori setting and yes, toddlers can do this! My own toddlers could also do this on a good day.

Oh god it’s like pulling teeth watching that. How many times quicker could i have done it .
Ok so maybe I’m
Missing the point but either you have the patience to do this stuff or you don’t. My teen and pre teen seem to have survived without making lunch as toddlers.

I let my 2yo help making dinner, but it is twice as much work (cleaning up the spills from whatever I given her to mix, rearrange table in right order, and if she helps with washing up, Al I can say is she's multi tasking by cleaning floor too. But she enjoys it and we get time together.

I have an endlessly patient aunt and my cousins had a supremely cheery childhood with crafted lunches and hyper perfect everything.

I think if your super power is watching paint dry with a big smile on your face, a home like that is absolutely possible.

Side note: they both ended up with husbands who speak terribly to them and everyone else. Also both loudly racist. My cousins are like, “Oh Bob...” and sort of shrug like “What can you do?” I honestly can’t tell if they’re genuinely happy or just resigned to it. I wouldn’t necessarily say it was down to parenting style, but there are more than a couple of similarities.

One word: Asians!
And, I believe this. My 22 month old folds his own clothes, tidies his bedroom every night before bed, and puts his nappies in the bin without me asking. He washes strawberries and grapes himself, and takes his dinner to the table(when safe to do so). He puts on and takes off his jacket and shoes himself and puts them away neatly. He does it with enthusiasm, and letting him do as much as possible is teaching me to be more patient. He seems really content to be allowed to do the same things I do, although there are limits.
These all came about because he tried to copy me whilst I did every day chores etc.
I really don't try, so I think it just depends on the child. To be fair, I count myself very lucky with this one, and very much doubt the next will be like him.

P.s. Referring to DieAntword' video when commenting 'Asians!'.. 'Anything you're good at, there is an Asian who is better!' And Tiger Mums..