18 month old that doesn't sit down

[Pearson1]

Hi I'm getting really really worried about my 18month old son, he is never ever still we can be out all day and still hes running about no matter what time it is, he throws things and doesnt play for a long length of time. Gets frustrated and bashed thing. Speach isnt great also nothing seems to phase him at all. Has anybody experiences an 18month old like this

Hes always climbing on everything also does things for attention like going for things he shouldn't be doing

Yep! My two year old is exactly the same. He suddenly started spouting about five - ten new words a day about a month before his second birthday and his vocab is getting better. He's now dropped all naps and literally doesn't stop. I've found organising his toys into categories helped (eg all cars in one drawer) better than into sets. We also make sure he is out in the garden or walking the dogs at least once a day. Tbh I let him enjoy it most of the time, he's settling into things slowly and surely but never more than a few minutes at a time. It's hard work!

One thing I did learn that was helpful was when trying to get them to engage in an activity don't try and herd them. You sit down and do it and eventually when they get nosey show them but have no expectation of them engaging. Slowly and surely this has worked. He got his large jigsaws out this afternoon emptied the box and started throwing them everywhere but when my husband sat and started ooohin and aahing having fun putting them together on his own my son went over and joined in.

Hes just been so hard work he runs across my couch then when he falls hes not bothered, he will get something out to play with which lasts two mins then he will throw it across the room. Hes not getting better hes getting worse. I have two other child girl at 4 and they at 6 and they were nothing like my 18month old totally different. I have to put him in his high chair if I want to do anything

Girl at 4 and boy at 6 sorry

I too have a busy bee 18mo. I look at my friends’ children who all sit and then at my girl who is trying to stand on the armrest of a sofa and think “oh for the quiet life” but her energy is lovely and keeps me on my toes! I think if you’re just worried that your dc doesn’t stop then that’s nothingto worry about as its completely normal. Speech wise we are also inthe same boat. I think she has about 10 words max at the moment but every now and again just says a new word at us. I judge by her passive comprehension to check her language development and maybe this too will help ypu?

If I'd seen this when I just had a girl, I'd understand your concern.

Now I have a boy it seems perfectly normal. Ha

Sounds perfectly normal. DD (now 4) was such a chilled toddler but 21mo DS is just like yours. It was quite a shock to me after DD and It's definitely been a learning curve

DS1 could be described as a hurricane at that age. He was never still, climbed everything and anything, crashed into things, barely slept. When DS2 was a baby I'd sit with DS2 on the sofa whilst DS1 ran laps of the room.

At 18 months it's normal to have about 5-10 basic words. Don't worry if his language isn't great yet. If he does things like point at a cat and make a noise that sounds like cat (even if it isn't perfect, for example saying tat instead of cat), that's pretty typical language developmental.

If you're worried your health visitor will be able to see him and advise.