Ok so control isn't the right word, but DS (2.4) is very stubborn and lively.
I'm not sure how much is normal toddler behaviour, but he won't hold my hand, he won't walk "nicely" and just wants to run off. He just will not listen when I ask him to hold my hand or stay by my side. I had to leave my shopping yesterday because he was running around the shop, touching everything, climbing on stuff etc.
He's too big for the pushchair really, although will happily sit in it for a while if we're out shopping. Once he's decided he has l had enough though, he can undo the straps and just climb out, so then I have a pushchair and toddler to try and manoeuvre.
He's also too big for a highchair, but too small to sit at the dining table unless he kneels, so he either does that or sits at his own table and chair, but he won't sit for more than a few mins and then he's off, running around the kitchen, grabbing fruit from the bowl, trying to get in the fridge etc.
It's exhausting! I don't know where I've gone wrong, I feel as though he is just out of control and I don't know how to sort this.
Other than that, he's wonderful. He will sit and play, sleeps and naps well, eats well when he does sit down. He is developmentally quite advanced, hit all the milestones early and was assessed at nursery as having a speech level of 4-5 years when he turned 2, so I am wondering if maybe I treat him as being older than he is, because he can speak and hold conversations so well!