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Tell me about your 1 year olds

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Leadust92 · 01/12/2021 20:15

My daughter is 14 months and she is great! But I’m just wondering what your 1 year olds are like as she is so independent and none stop! She will only sit still for shrek but other wise she is basically running around all day, climbing, pulling on the cupboards etc. She is also VERY loud, she shouts, when she cries that’s very loud, she makes loud noises when eating! Haha.. she’s gotten better with having her nappy changed and sitting in her highchair, she doesn’t kick off as much about that anymore but she hates having her face wiped.
She’s quite shy and sometimes cries abit with people she hasn’t seen before or for a while but soon settles after being around them for a little while. I’m not complaining about her, I’m just wondering if it’s normal for a 14 month old girl to be so loud and on the go constantly? When we’ve been to play areas and things the other little girls seem quiet and not as active? She also has never really liked being held since being able to sit up and wriggles to get out of peoples grasp because she just wants to be doing.. anybody with a similar 1 year old?

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EmmaInParis · 01/12/2021 21:10

Mine is 10 months and already so gobby, I can relate! She can’t crawl yet but just wants to be held on her feet and walked around, she’s raring to go all the time. It’s entertaining but exhausting! All the other babies at groups we go to are either crawling happily or lying placidly on a mat and she’s just climbing on me wanting to be held up and hollering at / harassing everyone .

gemloving · 01/12/2021 21:16

Sounds like my first born, he's now almost 3 and is still very active but now we can communicate and it's all a bit easier. It's hard work at that stage.

My second little boy is 7 months and already so much more chill. He's happy just sitting on my lap which my older one never did.

Notgettingbetter · 01/12/2021 21:22

My daughter was like this. She walked at ten months though, so she was running everywhere at one year 😁 She's still loud, outgoing and full of energy (four years old now).

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squirrelnutkins1 · 01/12/2021 22:04

Sounds like my 15 month old!

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Leadust92 · 02/12/2021 08:05

Ahh glad it’s not just mine! She’s such a whirlwind! I’ve been told girls tend to have really strong personalities.

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BeyondOurReef · 02/12/2021 08:10

My 16 month old is all go too. His nursery describe him as like a bolt of electricity. He’s adorable, funny and really sweet, but very full on.

WheresMyCycle · 02/12/2021 08:14

My 7mo has a 'strong personality' has recently taken to proper screaming for the fun of it and yelling 'Aah!' at the top of her voice and gets louder until you respond the same (I talk to her all the time, she's never ignored) 😂

NuffSaidSam · 02/12/2021 09:54

It's nothing to do with girls or boys. It's just children. It will help her going forward if you stop trying to look at her behaviour/personality being linked to her sex.

Some one year olds are like this. Some are not. Completely fine either way.

miltonj · 02/12/2021 09:58

You've just described my 14 month old girl!

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Leadust92 · 02/12/2021 14:30

@NuffSaidSam
What do you mean it will help her going forward? It was a passing comment about other people saying to me that girls tend to be more independent and outgoing. Not me ‘trying to link her behaviour to her gender.’

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NuffSaidSam · 02/12/2021 14:38

[quote Leadust92]@NuffSaidSam
What do you mean it will help her going forward? It was a passing comment about other people saying to me that girls tend to be more independent and outgoing. Not me ‘trying to link her behaviour to her gender.’ [/quote]
There will be loads of passing comments over the years, girls like this/do this/that's because she's a girl etc. It's nonsense and it will be helpful to your DD going forward if you recognise it as such.

If you don't think you're making the link between sex and behaviour have a read of your OP. You're not asking about one year olds you're asking about girls.

'I’m just wondering if it’s normal for a 14 month old girl to be so loud and on the go constantly? When we’ve been to play areas and things the other little girls seem quiet and not as active?'

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Leadust92 · 02/12/2021 14:50

That’s probably just because I’m talking about my girl so just in the habit of thinking about girls rather than children as a whole. Do you have a 1 year old?

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NuffSaidSam · 02/12/2021 14:53

I'm a nanny currently looking after a one year old and have looked after many, many one year olds. Some are like yours, some are different. No difference based on the child's sex. You should try and think of children as a whole if you can, she's less likely to be limited by her sex if you do (for example when buying presents think what would she like/what do one year olds like not what do girls like/what's advertised for girls).

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