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not sure if i should be pandering to dd's whims or not.

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ilovetochat · 28/01/2009 15:56

DD is 18 months and quite demanding and bossy. for example she asks for a story so i get a book, she says no want alfie, so i get alfie read a page, then she wants tractor book, so i get tractor book read one page and she changes her mind again.
I know their attention span is short at this age. Should i keep swapping books, ignore her and read anyway, give up reading when she is like this or find super short books?

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fryalot · 28/01/2009 15:59

whilst I wouldn't give in to her every demand, I wouldn't persevere with a book that she has obviously lost interest in.

Try a shorter book.

I found the "that's not my" series really good when my littlies were that age, short enough to keep their interest, and touchy feely as well to keep them occupied.

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fryalot · 28/01/2009 16:00

(am not trying to offload my cast-offs on you btw... I was genuinely recommending them, but re-read my post and it looks like I'm saying "here, have my crap!")

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ilovetochat · 28/01/2009 16:04

oh yes she likes those, she has tons of books tbh but just swaps and changes all the time.
same with her toys really, and food at the moment, she asks for a banana then when its peeled says no orange etc.

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fryalot · 28/01/2009 16:08

hmm... she's at that age where she's testing the boundaries a bit as well.

I wouldn't let her get away with not eating food she has asked for (well, I wouldn't shove it down her throat either)

See how she gets on, as you say they do have a short attention span...

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ilovetochat · 28/01/2009 20:18

she loves being in charge at the moment and loves 1-2-1 attention so i think thats it.

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techpep · 28/01/2009 20:25

it sounds like she is developing wonderfully on time, i would guess she is testing the boundaries. I would try to not give her other foods when she has already asked for something else. Does she ask for different books at bedtime? Is it a way to delay you leaving her? If not, just let her keep swapping, make it into a game, try swapping them yourself as well.

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ilovetochat · 28/01/2009 21:28

yes it is mainly at bedtime so may be stalling and also when visitors are here so maybe showing off a bit.

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