Toddler development

[Trickyvickyg]

My GD is 20 months old and only speaks in odd words! She’s not interested in talking like her older sister ! She can repeat words but happy with just saying enough!

This sounds totally normal to me...

Is it normal for 6 year old to challenge everything her mum and dad ask? She’s now breaking every boundary! She has a little sister of two whom she adores but is now acting out the terrible twos instead of bringing six!😩

Thank you!

DGD two still not talking in sentences but loves singing so softly I can’t hear the words! She doesn’t chat!!

Are the parents concerned?

At 2 they start to link two words like all gone....nearer 3 it's more of a sentence....is there a reason your looking for devemental issues in both children?

DGD screams when we talk to her and hides her face in her mummy’s chest! Can’t get close to her as she cries her mummy leaves her alone for a second!!

Very frustrating not to get close to my two year old GD! How do I get her to get close to me?

Is she taken out to groups and play sessions? Do the parents smother her or rush to every wimper? Is she encouraged to be a toddler or baby? Lots of two year olds seem to be struggling with socialising because parents are not supporting them but holding them close.

If parents give the message there is something to be scared of they get scared you have to be upbeat just like dropping them at day care.
In this case I'd sit and play something in a fun excited way and let her approach you in her own time..

Maybe mum or dad could join in to start.

My DGD two is so in her shell although she attends nursery 4 days a week goes to music toddler group and other social activities but hate leaving her mother for even two seconds! Often she is forced to stay with us and is sweet and loving when she only has us!

Then mum just needs to do the upbeat goodbye, have fun and leave....but that is her choice not yours. Your GD will grow out of it