overfriendly or cute toddler behaviour?

[EnglandAllenPoe]

DD likes to go and say hello to people. complete stranger, usually with a baby, she tends to run out of vocab but will, eg, walk up to mum & baby and say 'HIIII!' then 'Baby' and start lookingat things on the babies clothes (Hat! Flowers....) ....unless there is something else she really wants to do then it is hard to distract her away.

now i don't think that's naughty, so i don't tell her off for it, but on the other hand, i know it may make people nervous to have a toddler come and make conversation with their little one.

she is going to nursery in september and i'm hoping more socialising will make her less desperate to speak to other people.

do you guys think that this is behaviour one should discourage a bit more? Don't know if i'm being too lax or over-concerned...

Sounds completely normal to me. When DD was small she used to talk to everyone she met and would even invite complete strangers on the bus home for tea.
It's a sad world we live in if people are not able to talk to small children.

Depends on the reactions of the stranger really - you should probably persuade her away after saying Hi or if the stranger isn't chatting back to her.

If I'm approached by a chatty toddler I always tell the mum I don't mind if she tries to call the child away, but some people will mind.

Totally normal, and nice that she's not anxious of strangers - you'd probably have more to worry about if that was the case!

As long as she doesn't poke their eyes (why do toddlers do that?), I wouldn't mind at all.

normal I would say - DS used to go about and about with his toy lions a lot and would show anyone and everyone his lion, telling them that it was "lion!" very proudly. I think it's lovely - only problem is when adults are rude enough to ignore him and he gets all sad about it.

cool, she does seem to pick people who like toddlers so no bad reactions so far. at playgroup she goes as far as kissing and hugging the other mummies but they aren't reall strangers (and i would like that, but other people's kids seem more ngrossed in the toys)

DS only goes up to other people if they have food and tries to take it....

she doesn't poke strangers eyes, she reserves that special treat for her brother...

As a new mum of a 6 mo, I do mind - HOWEVER, that is totally due to the two times it has happened being bad experiences, and the fact I've not yet been mum to a toddler so I don't know what it's like!

The two bad occasions the toddler has come up and straight away prodded my baby on the head, the mums ignored it and I've not known how to speak to someone elses child and ask him/her to stop it. Or on one occasion the mum has said "pat gently", child continues thump thump. Inside I'm screaming "don't touch my baby!!!"

Hands up I'm totally nerve-tastic and more angsty than most, but for me talking etc is fine, touching is a no-go, and I'd appreciate it if the Mums paid careful attention to whats going on.

It sounds like you're being sensitive to all these sorts of things OP, so even the most nerve-ridden new mum shouldn't mind your friendly toddler

i wouldnt mind at all, although i do have a toddler myself so my baby is quite used to that kind of toddler interaction and wouldnt be upset by it, but just stay nearby to your child though incase they do poke or something, and just take hints from the person if it looks like they are not keen on your dc hanging around then obviously distract them away but many people wont have a problem with it and will find it cute, so i dont think you need to worry too much

My toddler has a built in baby radar! She spots them from miles off and can't wait to get to them. Fortunatly she never touches ( for now), but name's every item of clothing they are wearing and toys they have. The most embarassing bit for me is when she see's a baby she says 'BABY BOOBIE' and trys to get me to breast feed them, Tee Hee very cute but embarassing at times.
I find most folk are ok with her interaction, and welcome her chatting. They make it clear with their body actions if they are uncomfortable and I distract her away.

that is funny...i can see mine doing that alot when i resume BF.

that's also pretty much what she's doing with the naming all their clothes.