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Over friendly toddler!

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stephinthealps · 06/10/2007 21:19

Oh the shame - my little boy is 13 months old and dare I say it quite advanced (check me) What i mean is he has been walking since 11 months and looks like a two year old already. Problem is in his head he is definitely one. I nearly died the other day at a toddler group where he pushed over other toddlers, tried to give big wet kisses to others (which can involve teeth) and also tried to sit on the backs of the crawling babies. I spent the whole morning saying no be gentle and extracting him from 'situations' whilst getting sideways glances from the other Mums. It was all I could do to just stop myself bursting into tears and leaving. He is always on the go even at home and smacks my face and grabs my nose when he gets excited - is this all normal or have I created a monster???

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Spoo · 06/10/2007 21:21

He is NORMAL! Just keep going with the 'gentle gentle' - he'll get there in the end. Sounds like a great sociable little boy.

Carmenere · 06/10/2007 21:21

Over friendly Nope he sounds fairly normal.

moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 06/10/2007 21:23

No monster, but a boy. That's what they do

stephinthealps · 07/10/2007 12:53

Thanks so much ladies! Guess it is a taste of things to come. He is lovely and I guess I would be equally if not more concerned if he wasn't sociable. I'll keep going with the gentle, gentle approach.

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colditz · 07/10/2007 12:56

normal. You are imaging looks from other mums. It's very very normal behavior.

SqueakyBroomstickBrushes · 07/10/2007 13:13

he sounds a lot like my daughter. completely normal toddler behaviour, and i totally empathise with you having to say 'no, be gentle' constantly. as this is a problem i've had with her since she was around his age. and yes, her kisses also often involve biting. she's now nearly 19 months and i'm just praying she'll grow out of it soon. they're just loving affectionate kids who haven't quite figured out what's acceptable affectionate behaviour and what's not. it's nothing you or i have done wrong.

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