Anyone else with a 'spirited' child... WHEN do they calm down just a little bit? Enough for a walk into town to get an ice cream without running off at every opportunity and throwing wobbly after wobbly becuase he wants to walk a different way to me?
After a nightmare weekend on my own with the two boys I have just been to Mothercare and ordered a double pram!
Most days we are fine as we go in the car to toddler groups, swimming etc, we walk to the park which is really close by and thats ok too.
BUT as soon as you get anywhere like a shop or a cafe or a supermarket DS1 just cannot seem to control himself. He runs off, he hides, he shouts, he cries, he picks up things, he throws things. I just cant cope with it and watch Ds2 without strapping DS1 down.
I do so much stuff just for DS1 - we spent all morning riding his bike outside and playing with bubbles in the garden before I took him to town for ice cream yesterday. It just seems like he needs to do things on his terms ALL day, most of the day is not good enough!
DS2 is too big for the sling now (I used to swap them round when DS1 played up before) so have resorted to double buggy.
WHEN will he start to be a little more easier to manage? Any good news stories out there?
Is it normal? Are all children like this at 3 years old? I'm hoping its just DS1's personality and that DS2 will be calmer!!! If its all children that are like this then I am definitely not having a third