Do hyper toddlers become hyper kids?

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My second dc is very hyper, never sits still, always "investigating" something and has no interest in the tv (childrens programmes) or sitting and playing on his own. If he is not running about destroying something or trying to do something dangerous then he is clinging on to me and crying. I am exhausted and not enjoying it at all. His older brother at least gave me some respite by having an interest in loving the tv (I am not ashamed of this, all mums need a break sometimes).

It is making me feel very depressed and I am just wondering if this is going to be what his character is like - demanding, always wanting to be on the move, very emotionally highly strung?

Please tell me that some hyper toddlers turn into calmer (or dare I wish) quiet kids?

DC1 was hyper in the womb, and hyper as a toddler.

He is now reasonably calm. Mostly.

But he is 13.

Just to add dc2 is 18 months old.

When DC1 was 18 months old we had to leave they house at 9am every morning to go to some activity (park, soft play, baby gym etc) other wise he was bouncing off the wall, talking apart clocks to see what was inside. Although it was about this age that he would sit in front of the TV for 15 mins. (What a relief!)

But in those days, you had to put a video on, as there was no CBeebies on tap.

In my case, sorry ... she bounced off the walls as a toddler, and still bounces of the walls as an 8 year old.

However, bouncy 8 year olds are easier to manage and I'm lucky that she does gymnastics 4 days a week, and so a three hour training session makes her slightly less bouncy. Things like this really help, but the children have got to be older for them.

Yes, that's the thing with older children; all that energy can be channeled into more constructive activities.

Ds is nearly 8 and not calmed down yet. He never seems to get tired, unlike his mum!

my 21mo is utterly manic, on the go ALL DAY, we have to go out or else she is just plain miserable and she wont sit still and watch TV. ever.

I hope another year or so and she will be content enough to enrol her in structured activity to wear her out

Thank God, I thought it was just me! DS is 26m & could be on the go always. My friends' children watch cbeebies.... If only!?!

In our case a placid toddler became a hyper older boy.

My dd was a placid baby but a very hyper toddler! She is not a hyper 8 yr old BUT she excels at martial arts is British champion for her weight group and is a superb footballer and plays for her local team. She now has a diagnosis of ADHD but I wouldn't have her any other way. She is tiring and draining but I adore her

My dd is 2.4 and always on the go she doesnt do anything for long and always wants me to play with her! She wont play on her own for more than a minute if I'm lucky! It feels like im constant entertainment and feel resentful and worn out. She will watch tv but i dont want her watching tv as when its time to switch off she has a fit. Us its not great for her attention span or so I've been told. Op i sympathise but have no advice sorry and so shall watch topic avidly

I was a hyper toddler who became a hyper adult.

I was about 19 and had a general 'I think you have ADHD' comment from a psychologist type person, can't remember as it was so long ago TBH.

Even though I'm 38 now I'd happily go to the gym 7 days a week. Always pumping adrenaline and fidgety.

Both DS's were/are hyper toddlers. DS1 is now 6 and much much calmer. If we let him he would play games on the computer all day. He still has a tendency to run about and shriek, but provided he gets plenty of exercise he is OK. Although he does fidgit, a lot

oh and DS2 is 2.3 and still has a playpen because he causes havoc if left to his own devices

No disrespect intended to anyone But does everything come down to people now saying well maybe adhd or asperges ect can we not just have hyper inquisitive active children or does there have to be something wrong????? What a worry this all is as you now second guess everything and start looking for labels grrrrr fed up . Com!!!!!

Oh my 2 don't have ADHD etc as far as I know, both have really good concentration when they want to, just very inquisitive, lively, full on boys!

Watching with interest. DS was a mega placid baby, and is now a mega hyper 18 mo. I can only dream of getting him to sit still and watch TV for 15 minutes. The only time he does is when he's ill, and even then he has to be very ill. I love it for the most part though, but it can be tiring. It's better when the weather is good because he's quite happy in the garden and there's very little trouble he can actually get into - he collects stones in his bucket and 'potters', which includes climbing whenever he gets a chance. We also go for lots of walks to tire him out.

Chirpy clearly you don't have a child with aspergers or ADHD. No every kid doesn't have to be labelled and there is a clear difference between sprightly kids and kids that require a clear diagnosis in order to enable them to access education and get support to help them with social skills. Grrrr back at ya

Mine didn't - & she was so bad as a toddler we NN her Tigga, because she could NEVER stand/sit still, not for even a few seconds & just bounced up & down on the spot like a loon if you tried to get her to calm down & stay put.

She's not 9 & has never had any problems in School for attention, behaviour etc & is considered G&T - I hate that term, but it does get across that she's the total opposite of any attention problems in class.

She is built like a whippet though & FULL of energy, but can control herself well, as is her friend who has always been just like her, both are grazers with food too - little & often & can't eat a big meal - I've noticed that amongst DCs we know, that the lean whippet like ones tend to be quite hyper, but with out any SN

NOW 9

Chundle don't think my point came across right! what I'm saying is every time a question gets asked about behaviour some one pops up and says well it could be adhad ect and i just find it stressful as you then start worrying more then when you asked and its frustrating to have some one try to label a child just from a question!

Sounds exactly like my ds at 18 months. I wondered if we were doing something wrong as at every family occasion or visit to friends, he was the only child bouncing around, poking things, roaring about, pulling stuff off ledges, pushing buttons (our washing machine must have been on constantly for a few months!) and generallg unable to sit still. He couldn't eat large meals and needed smaller ones regularly as he burnt off so much energy. He still has his moments ( first thing in the morning mostly) but he is so much more chilled out, and now when we go out, he is the one who is behaving usually much better than other kids (probably because of all that early conditioning!) He is nearly three now.