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Toddler wants to trap me in rooms

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Bathtime17 · 07/03/2021 10:30

Bit of a click bait title but it's true! My 28 month old has this thing where if I go into his playroom or the living room he immediately runs to close the door so I can't leave. He does this not only to me but also to his dad and any visitor we had (pre lockdown).
At first I thought it was cute, he just wanted us to play alone together. But a little part of me worries that he is developing a fear of being in his own or that we might leave him.
Anyone else had this from their toddler? Is it just a control thing for him or does he feel abandoned by us?!

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Mummyto0ne · 21/03/2021 23:14

I have this issue too and I don’t know why 🤷‍♀️
My son has not long turned two and if we are in a room he has to have the door shut. I was beginning to wonder if it was like an ocd thing , he can’t sit still unless the door is shut. He will let me leave the room though but as soon as I go back into the room the door gets closed!

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