My 2 1/2 yr old son is well i think hyper. i guess thats the word i could use. He used to be so good. i know all toddlers go through this stage but i asked my mom if me or my sisters ever acted like he does and she said no. i mean this boy i have no idea where he gets all his engery! i dont give him soda, very little juice with sugar, he gets very little sweets. he gets up anywhere between 6:30am-7am, doesnt take a nap (i try sooooo hard to get him to nap and he just refuses to) and i put him to bed at 8pm but he doesnt fall asleep till 10:30pm. and everytime i even use the bathroom he gets into something. he is very smart for his age. those door handle covers he can take off no problem, he can unlatch the gates that i have set up to at least keep his sister out of the kitchen, ect...... he used to be able to sit still and focus on something like a book or his dinner for about 5 mins. now when i sit him down for dinner he takes one bit and he has to get up and run around. i am starting to get physically exscuated! so what i really want to know is if any other mommy out there has a very hyper toddler. oh i dont know if this would have anything to do with it but he has a speech delay. he works with a teacher to get him talking more. sorry if i sound like im whining or anything really if you have something negitive to say please dont. oh and if you have any tips on how to calm him down without medication that would be great!
Sounds a lot like my son . However I'm not worried in the least .Some kids are just handfuls and hes on of them . Medication No Never. I think Dr. are to quick to label kids in nowadays . I shall deal w/ it with much patience just like they did in the old days.
my son was like this when he was younger now he's 4 so he's going out of it. i used to complain to my mom she always said be happy that he's all over the place there are so many babies that can't even walk or are in the hospital with something. That's true so i actually just calmed him down by doing some activities I still do crafts with him just to kind of get him entertained with something and he loves it.
Quoting LEJOLIE:
Sounds a lot like my son . However I'm not worried in the least .Some kids are just handfuls and hes on of them . Medication No Never. I think Dr. are to quick to label kids in nowadays . I shall deal w/ it with much patience just like they did in the old days.
yeah the only time i want to give my son meds is when he is sick. the only thing is that i dont have much patience with being prego lol. i feel just horriable when i yell at him. i have never hit him.
Quoting LEJOLIE:
Sounds a lot like my son . However I'm not worried in the least .Some kids are just handfuls and hes on of them . Medication No Never. I think Dr. are to quick to label kids in nowadays . I shall deal w/ it with much patience just like they did in the old days.
I agree dh and I think that if we took him to the dr they'd probably say he has something when he's just really active I know he just acts up because my family lives more than 300 miles away and he's not like this at all around them LOL so he knows who to act up with.
Quoting ErikaM27:
my son was like this when he was younger now he's 4 so he's going out of it. i used to complain to my mom she always said be happy that he's all over the place there are so many babies that can't even walk or are in the hospital with something. That's true so i actually just calmed him down by doing some activities I still do crafts with him just to kind of get him entertained with something and he loves it.
i would love to sit down and do an activity with him, but he wont sit still long enough to even start one! i swear i gave birth to the engergizer bunny not a little boy lol!
That's a serious medical problem! It's called two-year-old-itis!! LOL! But seriously, yeah, my daughter's a ball of energy, too. But at least SHE takes a nap! Some toddlers stop at this age, and I'm soooo glad she takes at least a 2-3 hour nap every day. If she skips a nap, she's in bed by 9:00 (normally doesn't go down until 10:30 or so). She usually gets up about 8:30. She's a handful sometimes, but she's pretty good for the most part. Luckily she hasn't figured out the door handle things or the gate. Well, she knows where the foot pedal is for the gate, but she doesn't have the strength to push down hard enough to open it.
Quoting luvbeinamommy68:
Quoting ErikaM27:
my son was like this when he was younger now he's 4 so he's going out of it. i used to complain to my mom she always said be happy that he's all over the place there are so many babies that can't even walk or are in the hospital with something. That's true so i actually just calmed him down by doing some activities I still do crafts with him just to kind of get him entertained with something and he loves it.
i would love to sit down and do an activity with him, but he wont sit still long enough to even start one! i swear i gave birth to the engergizer bunny not a little boy lol!
it's normal though do some dancing with him wear him out. LOL you know dance to kids songs.
Sounds like a normal 2 year old boy to me. I think generally, boys are more hyper than girls, so you and your sisters probably didn't act like that.
speech delay huh?
hyper?
does he make and MAINTAIN eye contact?
does he play appropriately with his toys or is he lining them up?
does he "digga digga" or make some other adorable little vocalization?
do things like walking barefoot... or certain fabrics annoy or distress him?
does he sleep well? at all?
i ask because my oldest son was similar... he is great now so don't panic... but i would be a jerk if i avoided this post.. like i had wanted too...and or wasn't completely honest.
my son is highly intelligent, he is mainstreamed, he participates in sports and has "normal" friends.
but he is autistic... he also has co-morbid adhd and oppositional defiant disorder.
he is not medicated... at all. it has been a long road which started with extreme hyper activity.
on the adhd scale, at 3... he scored more than 2 standard deviations above what was needed for adhd.
jesus... we had to pry that kid from the rafters. it was hell. good thing i was young... no matter where i went i was practically body slamming the kid to keep him under control. he was a runner... he was a climber... he was houdini...
everywhere i went i was dripping in sweat and my make up running down my face. no exaggeration! i had dr.s offering me meds for me! yeah! he was too young to even consider medication. i wasn't willing anyway... found a good old school dr. who reccomended coffee!
yes, coffee! coffee helps counter act hyper activity. coolest thing i have ever seen! and it works!
you give them a little... with extra milk and just a touch of sugar. that's it... he will calm down.
he has a speech delay mom? call early intervention. it is key to get a child help if they need it! it will make all the difference! and occupational therapist will also work with you both to teach you and him " sensory techniques" so he can self regulate.
look... i'm not saying he is autistic... i am in no way able to make such a statement. what i am saying is... if you recognise these issues... deal with them! and things will be ok... he may just have an isolated speech delay... or an isolated sensory issue which does happen...and is no big deal. but should be dealt with.
my son's prognosis is good mom.. he will grow up, go to college and marry if he so chooses...and have hyper, speech delayed kids just like him who will their way just like he has.
but i mention it mom.. because what type of person would i be if i didn't? you know?
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My Ds is hyper to lol, he will sit still long enough to pee on the potty, he likes my computer desk stuff and will play all day with that but not allowed, All day I hear "OUTSIDE OUTSIDE" when we are outside he runs EVERYWHERE "I PLAY I PLAY" he does take a nap though and is a awsome sleeper.
To get him to sit an eat I have a boaster seat with buckles which he loves food so that is not much of a problem with my son lol. My dad also said I never acted like DS nor my other 3 sisters.
Oh my son opens the house door and lets the dog out UGH, are door locks from the outside and when DH walks out and I didnt know he didnt lock the top lock, Thats the first thing DS does is lets the dog out and stands infront of the dog and watchs the dog run down the road and then me running after the dog UGH, This happens to me at least every other day lol
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- luvbeinamommy68
on Jul. 4, 2009 at 12:02 AM