Come and tell me about your nearly 2 year old ds's.........

[butwhybutwhy]

I am really interested to know what other boys ds's age are like and how they behave.

I have a few concerns about his development which I have raised with the HV.
So far they think its all quite normal but they will assess him properly at his 2 year check next month.

So what are your boys like?
Are they talking alot, what words do they say, how is their behaviour generally?

Oh god bwww I forgot about the throwing, ds does that too, maybe it's a phase??. Chucks remains of his meal as soon as finished, and he has broken 3 cups this week (must remember to take them to the kitchen )

DS is 20 months.

He has developed quite a stubborn streak and is very determined.

He loves using a screwdriver, hammers, and plugs. It is pretty clear to me that he likes to see how things work.

Cars are his other love and he likes nothing better than to point out each and every car we past. In the last week this has developed into "blue car" and "red car." He knows his colours but has only said blue and red, but he will pass me the right colour t-shirt when I ask him.

He will follow instructions like "pick up the blue t-shirt and put it in the washing machine," which obviously is handy. He is very eager to help around the house.

He can count anything so long as there are only two.

He is very energetic and needs lots of exercise. He is a climber and is currently terrifying his grandparents by doing headstands and forward rolls, for which I blame tumbletots.

He loves babies and dolls.

He has quite a few words, and his non-verbal communication matches his words, so he'll say "all gone now" and gesture with his hands at the same time.

He is starting to test the boundaries, and will do things (like climb on the table) and watch me intently because he knows he shouldn't.

Irritatingly, he has just started biting and pinching and I am trying to nip that one in the bud.

He likes books and will "read" and has just started to play with jigsaws.

He will wee in his potty and will tell me he wants a poo but this is quite inconsistent at the moment.

He is very affectionate and has the embarrassing habit of looking people up and down if they are young and pretty! He likes giving his mummy lots of kisses.

He is starting to ease off on the breastfeeding, unless it is night time and he is supposed to be asleep.

Does this help? We know a few little boys of the same age and they all seem pretty different.

DS 21 mo

Quite a few words and will imitate us as well, has a few 2 word phrases

v v v stubborn

lots and lots of energy

throws things, has tantrums, throws himself on the floor (carefully, he's banged his head a few times and doesn't like it), screeches, usually over little things

MIUCH worse if a) he hasn't had enough exercise, preferably out of doors (i.e. at least 2 hours running round the park every day plus running round at home), b) hasn't had enough food or sleep or c) his routine is upset

Do you have friends with boys of a similar age? I used to worry there was something wrong with DS, then I realised that he was just being a boy...

Sounds dramatic but its true, I dont have any friends so I cant "compare".

DD was so so different to him.

He also does the looking at you whilst doing something he knows he shouldnt trick.

Another thrower here.

My DS2 is 19 months and v.head strong compared to his brother. Will throw his food/plate/bowl/cup/toys if in a mood about things: ie wanted to 'sit there' in his brothers chair but has been put in his - everything goes across the room. Hates being helped wants to do it all for himself.

he talks alot very good mimic of anything and everything that we say.

DS is 21 months. Just started to talk loads, repeats what you say, and has a vocab of maybe 100 words, mainly things like drink, monkey, mummy, daddy, toy, book, milk bed, etc. Doesn't make sentences. He understands instructions and any references to food, however subtle! You can also ask him does he want something and he will say yes or not reply, meaning 'no',

He loves cuddly toys and brushes all their teeth, gives them drinks of milk etc, and has to have about 10 in bed with him. He really cuddles them and has to say goodbye to them etc.

Think he is totally average in dev.. walked at 15 months, runs quite clumsily, hand eye coord is normal.

There seems to be such variation so I wouldn't worry!

My DS almost 2 does much of previously mentioned but...

DP was driving today momentarily forgot who was in back of car uttered f*g wr to another driver (wrong behaviour anyway) only for it to be repeated at him for the rest of the journey!!!! I'm not impressed but still had a chuckle after lecturing DP about language in front of DS.

ds2 is 20mths and talks non-stop. Will say 3-4 word sentences ('what's the matter baby' to ds1 when crying, 'dad gone work' etc etc) and can say some quite big words - umbrella, caterpillar, crocodile.

Walked at 11mths though didn't crawl until 9mths.

Is prone to tantrums and these can escalate to the violent throwing up if not calmed.

No desire to potty train and not even bothered if nappy is wet/dirty.

Won't use cutlery but will eat finger food.

Won't have a bath unless it is with ds2.

Takes a real interest in everything around him and will point out things throughout the day.

Car/bike/train/bus mad! But likes soft toys and will feed them, give them a drink etc

Ds has been saying Baydoot for months - assumed he was commenting on the political situation in Beirut until this week when I wokred out that he means "Playgroup"

My DS is now 2.8. On his second birthday he:

had about 15 single words
didn't eat any fruit
didn't eat any vegetables
didn't eat any meat
could be a bit volatile
favourite toys were pretend cooking things

Now, he talks to make up for lost time "thank you for my nice drink mummy", "if you don't cook duck it doesn't taste very nice" etc, can write his name, is beginning to read, eats apples, bananas, grapes, berries and spinach, eats all meat, still can be a bit volatile and still loves pretend cooking, but also likes football and building lego towers and playing pretend petrol stations.

was just checking this out. my dd is 22 months. she says fewww words and even those she doesnt say whole words (o-ow for open). she is adamant about repeating o-ow although i say to her 'say o-pen' etc., to the point where, if you don't 'open' what she wants, she will take it and figure it out herself. same with other words. i have heard her say shoes, cookie, hand, mummy, daddy, but not more than once or twice. on the whole very limited understandable speech at the moment.

otherwise she likes to play and sing, can keep herself interested, and screams or bites if she doesn't get what she wants

Just been reading through all of this and it seems that ds is no different to any other boys of his age.

I am a bit shocked now though to think that when he goes for his 2 year check, they will be looking to see if he can say more than 20 words and two words together.

I'm really glad i saw this thread.

My little man will be 2 at the end of next week, and sounds just the same as yours butwhybutwhy

I had the same concerns, but reading this has put my mind at rest. I've also received a letter from our doctors saying they no longer have a 2 year check up here, so i'm quite relieved he's not going to get pulled to bits (which i had a feeling he would)

Thats good hicc.

I think the 2 year check up varies in different areas.

My DS a bit older than this now (2.4). he went through the throwing the plate on the floor stage, about 20m I guess. We ignored it and it went away very fast. Language seems to be v variable, our HV asked did he have 50 words (he has about 1000 and uses long sentences but talked before he walked). She also asked could he put in a DVD and use the remote!!! (he's never had a chance, no idea!)

My DS is 23months and the same as yours. I know that there is nothing wrong with him though and its just the way he is as he understands everything.

Its only this month when his speech has come on loads that he now says more than 7 words, up until then everyone was mai!!! me, dh, cat etc thats how he called us.
Now he copies words you say and appears to be using 2 word sentences and he can now say excess of 70 words.
He sounds the same as yours at throwing things. DH describes him as the incredible hulk. When we tell him off he scans the room for things to throw and then storms around throwing stuff. His favorite now is to sit on the naughty step and throw stuff off.
His throwing has got less because I realise he is only doing it out of frustration so now I tell him off for doing xyz, I tell him to sit on the naughty step to calm down and then I walk over to him and cuddle him and say I think you need to calm down and well have a cuddle instead. That way the tantrum is forgotten about and he gets out of his tantrum a lot quicker than if I just leave him.

Sorry this has turned out to be such a long reply