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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
normal 2 1/2 yr old behavior????
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
normal 2 1/2 yr old behavior????
by tundra, Feb 14, 2005 12:00AM
I have some concerns regarding our 2 1/2 yr old son.
-happy one minute/ extremely upset the next minute for no apparent reason
-has become extrememly clinging to mom (gets upset when mom in bathroom)
-odd motions with hands (one hand is up in the air alot of the time and waving to everything and counting on fingers)
-doesn't listen (have to repeat commands 3-4 times before he acknowledges me)
-still very oral (everything goes into mouth)
-doesn't play with toys appropriately (ex: stracks cars on top of each other instead of driving them around)
-happy one minute/ extremely upset the next minute for no apparent reason
-has become extrememly clinging to mom (gets upset when mom in bathroom)
-odd motions with hands (one hand is up in the air alot of the time and waving to everything and counting on fingers)
-doesn't listen (have to repeat commands 3-4 times before he acknowledges me)
-still very oral (everything goes into mouth)
-doesn't play with toys appropriately (ex: stracks cars on top of each other instead of driving them around)
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Feb 14, 2005 12:00AM
, Feb 14, 2005 12:00AM
It may be that your son is a bit immature in some of his development, though I cannot assert this with certainty based only on what you have noted. Re: his pay with the cars, you needn't worry about that. Re: the need to repeat directions, be sure you obtain his attention (including eye contact) before you issue a direction. Say the direction no more than two times. At the time you issue the direction a second time, do so in the form of an 'ultimatutm' - i.e., Unless you ...., you are going to time out. If he doesn't follow the direction, place him in a time out chair for a few minutes. The clinging behavior is not uncommon in thirty-month olds - while they like to explore and become a bit more autonomous, at the same time this makes them a bit anxious and they need the security of staying close to their parent. Be sure to touch bases with his pediatrician and seek the dosctor's opinion about the status of your son's overall development. And remember that children to not proceed at the same rate in each of the various areas of development - there is always a certain amount of unevenness.
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