I have a wonderful 2 3/4yo girl, who is and will be my only child. I have had her very late in life so I have no real parent friends to compare/contrast with. This might sound like a stupid question but I wanted to understand how chaotic this sort of age are, I am worried she lacks discipline but also assume it's normal toddler behaviour.
She just feels chaotic, she is running everywhere, crashing into things regularly, she will be in one drawer dragging stuff out and a few minutes later doing something completely different. If I stop her doing one thing she is off doing another (not all the time). It's like a tornado has rolled through the house most days. She wants to look at this, hold that, throw this, pick that up, put that there, take something somewhere else etc etc. I actually find it quite exhausting!
I feel like she is generally being dragged up ok, in that she is pretty good with please and thank you's, generally stops doing stuff if you tell her no, doesn't hit/kick/spit (yet!), obviously alongside the tantrums, highs and lows of a nearly 3 year old.
I am really happy for her to continue to be so chaotic as I feel it's just her age, but I do worry that I should be shutting it down a bit more because whilst it's fine at 2 I wouldn't want her doing it at 4! Will she grow out of it? Is it normal? Is she hyperactive!? Or is she lacking discipline?
Thanks so much!