Dropped off my toddler at nursery the other day and the manager opened the door to take him from me and said to him
"hello Trouble! Thats your new name isn't it Trouble"
They've not mentioned that anything in particular has happened but he's clearly making a name for himself and I'm not sure what or if anything I can do about it?
Mostly we found this slightly amusing until I told my (former teacher) mother she commented
"you know thats not a good thing don't you?"
But realistically Im not sure what we can do at this age?
Most people comment on how high energy he is and how fast/strong he is for his age.
He isn't obedient, laughs when being told off or carries on while waiting for a reaction after being told to stop
Climbs up bloody everything and if you try to remove him from whatever he's climbing it becomes a massive game and he runs back to go again.
Mostly wont hold hands despite lots of praise when he does.
Runs EVERYWHERE at full speed - we went for a family walk and he basically sprinted about 2 miles over the top of a mountain climbed every rock possible and still didn't seem that tired.
It's like having the duracell bunny in the house 99% of the time.
He doesn't hit or bite and is generally very happy and bubbly although he terrorises the cat with love which we are really strict with but its relentless trying to keep them apart as the cat seeks him out.
He is mostly unfazed by falls or tumbles unless blood is drawn and will be up again in seconds.
Is this just standard toddler behaviour (his father also has a reputation for having spaniel like energy levels and was also called Trouble so I know where it probably comes from!)
How do you deal with wild toddlers? We try to be consistent but I think generally we try hardest to prevent behaviour that is overtly dangerous and probably let others slide. So do we need to be stricter on the smaller things to get co-operation on the bigger things? Will it come with time as he gets more verbal?
To be honest I wish he came with a user manual and volume control a lot of the time.
Are there any tips and tricks for having a semi civilised high energy toddler?