hi, thanks for your fast answers!! he has never had juice, lollies, chocolate, icecream his whole life, he only drinks water and milk, eats weetbix(without sugar) and fruit and veg all day with a sandwich or fruit yoghurt at lunch and meat and potato (unsalted) at dinner, we are pretty strict with his food and drink intake always have been, he goes to daycare from 9-3 monday to friday i stay there with him most days, he runs around outside on the playground all day, at night he doesnt play with his toys but just plays.. with his pillow his duvet or runs around in circles on the bed, we have a dog who he loves playig with and also an outside playhouse and a 5acre property which he runs around in and on until dinner when we get home from daycare. i refuse to put him on any drugs, so any helpful advice wothout assupmtions as to what i feed him or how much he gets to play would be nice! thanks (i have another q with same title with the actual q thanks :))
2007-02-02 06:12:44 · 13 answers · asked by jarellsmom 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
hey um thanks lol hes 17months ols, i was actually supposed to add this to my other question, which has all the details about his behaviour lol but didnt know how. but thanks
2007-02-02 10:13:09 · update #1
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hi, my son is only 17months old but he has mre energy than any of the other kids his age that he goes to daycare with, he doesn't have day naps, and he doesn't go to sleep until about 8.30 pm, during the day he tears around running, jumping, climbing and yelling screaming (not in a crying way just an excited i have heaps of energy to get out kind of way), at night he sleeps for a couple of hours before waking up to play for an hour then getting back to sleep, waking up etc until about 6am. he loves playing with older children around 2-4, because he can jump on them an play rough with them, he's not very nice to smaller babies or kids older than 4, and always snatches toys and screams and pulls hair pinches etc, we use timeout consistently but he just screams for the two minutes he's in there (been using the minute per year) and as soon as he's out he's off again
2007-02-02 10:15:47 · update #2
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2007-02-02 06:15:33 · answer #1 · answered by JASNJ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No I think its normal. I run a daycare and I watch a 2 1/2 yr old and my son who is 1 as far as boys go and they are hyper. They 2 1/2 year old is always wild he wont sit still for anything. My son wont share his toys with a 12 month old little girl but when i have the school age children there he has no problem. I think its just their age. I don't think it has much to do with the food. My son is a very picky eater and when his dad is home he eats sweets and still acts the same as when he doesn't get any sweets. So let him be a boy and run around and have fun.
2007-02-02 06:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by island_chick21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with him he just needs more to do. Does he go outside alot if not he needs to, Think about it 50 years ago there was no such thing as ADD or ADHD those kids had things to do all day and never a dull moment. Take him to the parks or the beach. If you can get a Dog get one nothing small, But a kid friendly Golden Retriever or Lab These dogs are often great with kids and are full of energy to weir him out. and also give him some responsibility it's never to early for children to have chores just simple things. And the being mean thing It's called discipline teach him that being mean to anything is WRONG and there are punishments for it real life is real life no better time to teach this
2016-05-24 05:39:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 4 children who do not really play with their toys either, and they have plenty of them! They prefer running around and being active with each other, the dog, the cats, whatever involves action. If your son is able to sit and concentrate enough to eat a meal, listen to a short story book, and can sleep well, I wouldn't worry about it at all. Too many children are labeled as hyper, when kids are just naturally very full of energy. Try to keep lights dimmed in the evening about an hour before bed and teach him we settle down in the evening before bed. Sitting with him for stories, painting, coloring ,etc. will teach him how to settle a bit. Don't worry.
2007-02-02 06:19:50 · answer #4 · answered by Heidi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my son and took him to an internal medicine specialist. In my sons case, he was very sensitive to preservatives. I was working at the time, and I would open a can of vegetables rather than fresh or frozen vegetables. Everything seems to have preservatives in it, so it was a struggle, but about 2 weeks after I changed his diet, he was a different boy.
Before....he could not sit still, and he was so hyper after the changes to everything fresh, frozen or homemade, he became a delightful little boy, not a little tin soldier for sure, but very manageable. Check on what the daycare is feeding him. Best of luck.
2007-02-02 06:53:04 · answer #5 · answered by tobinmbsc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is extremly normal. All children are full of exuberant energy. Just remeber when you were a young child did you ever just sit down calmly and play. The only time my four year old boy sits still is when were playing memory. You might consider redirecting his energy at times to help you sweep the floor or do the dishes, I find that to be very helpfull.
2007-02-02 10:01:32 · answer #6 · answered by Kristine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's just hyper, it's normal. Alot of children are miss diagnosed as ADD or ADHD, when in actual fact they are just really active, which is quite healthy especially for children. I would rather have my son be overly active than a couch slouch. Try to keep him busy with activities during the day. He just sounds like any other normal boy. He'll be fine as long as you keep him busy and feed him what he needs. You sound like your doing a good job.
Good Luck!
2007-02-02 09:17:39 · answer #7 · answered by firstlove021 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with you on the no drug thing....Hes a boy..Hes full of energy...I'm not sure of his age..but maybe sign him up for some sport with kids his age...sounds like your doing a good job already....He just has more energy than his parents I'm sure...enjoy him at this age soon you will be wishing he was running around and jumping off everything again....Its a great age no matter how tiring it can be...Good Luck
2007-02-02 06:20:11 · answer #8 · answered by Do I know you? ya right LoL 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just the fact that he's a boy, this is pretty normal. Be thankful he has such energy. He will drive you crazy but will tone down after time. Might want to cut back on naps if he has any. If it gets worse or if his behavior becomes erractic then ask his pediatrician.
2007-02-02 06:18:40 · answer #9 · answered by Oh Suhnny Day 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its normal since hes just a kid...he is healthy...nothing to worry about,atleast he got da energy to do dat and he eating right...juss chill and let him do what he do
2007-02-02 06:16:56 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds pretty normal to me.
2007-02-02 06:16:12 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋