Kiera, Matteo, Oliver and Soren

Kiera, Matteo, Oliver and Soren

Monday, August 22, 2011

Toddlerhood is a tough life

What is so tough about the life of toddlers, I've complained a lot recently. Someone does everything for them, they have no responsbility and their daily schedule can be summed up in three words: eat, sleep and play.

Despite how exciting it is to discover a new world, I guess some aspects of toddlerhood can bee indeed frustrating. They do get to play a lot, but someone's always telling them when to play, where to play, what to play (or not) play with, when to stop playing, who to play with and so on. And not being able to articulate their wants and desires does create a lot of misunderstands between toddlers and the know-it-alls, also known as their parents. But really, in so many circumstances, I'm not even sure toddlers know what they want. They'll whine incessently for dinner, but then throw it on the floor after one bite. No wonder their tantrums make adults want to throw a tantrum.

As much as I've tried to learn about the developmental changes occurring in this age group and why they behave the way they do, nothing has been as insightful (and funny!) as this bit of comic relief.

http://jasongood.net/365/2011/08/day-215-approximately-3-minutes-inside-the-head-of-my-2-year-old/?fb_ref=AL2FB&fb_source=home_multiline

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