To think 3 year olds are amazing?

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Okay not all the time. My spectacles are not that rose tinted. But at three kids really start to come into their own. They are funny, loving and fun to be around.

I have loved watching The Secret Life of Four Year Olds on TV and think 3/4 is such a lovely age. They have left their baby-ness behind and developed little personalities, knowledge and are starting to see the world through innocent lives. They have yet to become bogged down with the rules and regulations of society - boring stuff like school uniforms, being at a certain reading level etc but also the horrible “rules” that society has like hatred towards anyone “different”. They are so accepting and innocent of everything and everyone and yet to be spoiled by adult views.
(until of course they have a level 12 tantrum in Tesco because you won’t buy ice cream. Then you have the urge to send them to be raised by wolves in the forest 😂)
Sorry that’s a bit of rambling for this early in the week.

I love my 3yo so much. She’s fantastic in every way.

She had a nuclear stop on Saturday because her ballet teacher called her the wrong name (big class they see once a week, totally forgivable). But still, she’s wonderful.

Not for me. I prefer ages 7-11. At 3 you still can't really reason with them and you still have to run around after them.

Ours are all young adults now, but that was definitely the most fun age for me. Messy, chaotic but so much laughter.

My three year old is brilliant. We have some great conversations and his imagination is going wild atm.
The biggest problem is the bloody tantrums! There’s no reasoning with him.
He’s so head strong…. That’s my fault 😂

You can reason with the three year old here, although not all the time.

@Needmorelego I loved that programme

O-4 is my favourite age. I find the primary years quite hard. Secondary age I am enjoying though we are only at year 8.

Three year olds are actual goblins. You couldn't pay me enough to parent another one.

(They are very cute though!)

2 and 3 year olds are brilliant brilliant.

I struggle a bit with four. However I do appreciate the general chaos nuggets they are from about 1-4 years. Just hilariously random.

I have a 3 year old and a nearly 9 year old. The older one is very much enjoying 'diary of a wimpy kid', who also has a 3 year old brother. Every time said 3 year old does something wrong he says 'I'm only fwee!'

Yes, they're adorable irrational little dictators.

Me: 'DS1 can you pass my phone?'
DS2: 'No I want pass it!!' (Cue screams)

DH: 'shall daddy do your teeth?'
DS2: 'No want mummy do it!!'

I hated 3. I loved from 4 onwards. My 7 year old can be a prick and also the funniest and loveliest person I've ever met (never knowing which one you're going to get is fun 🙄).

I've got a 1 and a half year old and I'm dreading 3 again.

I hated age 3 too.

Yes, they are 😃

Loved age 3.

DS wasn't a tantrumer though.

I have a 3 to for sale. He likes to wake up at 3 am and will only go back to sleep if he has your head in a headlock abd you keep touching him. He likes to not go back to sleep for a hour or so. If you buy him, you get his 3 yo brother for free cos he'd never leave without him. /

I needed this. Mine turns three soon and I've loved two so much, I don't want it to end.

I love this age too. Dd is 3, 4 in Autumn.
I love our conversations, she sees things in a different way and asks the most random, funny questions. She’s just fun to be around and is very patient & loving to her baby brother.

She is not prone to regular tantrums, thankfully (although she’s had a few epic ones when she’s been tired)

Yep! Loved that age, I have 3 boys and I’ve probably just been lucky but their pre school years were a breeze (honestly!). My youngest in particular was just adorable and super easy at 3. It’s the teen years that I struggle with.

Absolutely loved 3. The moment that they start getting their own personalities is amazing! ❤️

Joining in with the love/hate of the age of 3; mine is 3 atm, and he flits between being the best kid on the planet (obviously I'm biased), to being a level 6 tornado where negotiating with someone on the Interpol Wanted List would be less stressful. Especially when it comes to clothes - does anyone else have a toddler who refuses to wear shorts, even in 28 degree heat? He'd rather run around naked than wear shorts/tshirts.

I know people say kids are like sponges, and I feel at this age it's even more so: the replication of phrases/words/actions is amazing, and also quite disconcerting when an often said phrase gets repeated back in exactly the same tone/manner. Ditto for the learning how to use technology - GCHQ summer school here we come.

However, as my partner says, at least 3 only lasts for about a year or so, the teenage years is WAY longer.

3 was ok with mine - very easy going, but grandson was an effing nightmare. Stropping all over the place.

Mine is just about to turn 3, I’m really enjoying her. She generally can get on with things herself, is hilarious and you can have a proper conversation with her and try to understand how she sees the world, she’s also so creative atm and making up all these funny stories. Her 1 yo brother however is starting to tantrum… I can’t wait till he’s her age

Mine was gorgeous, but bloody hell was she difficult. She's now 11, and just gorgeous.

Three is the earliest age they are talking audibly, logical and fun but still little enough that's they're super cute. It's my favourite age