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Hi girls! I have been becoming increasingly worried about my son's behavior. He is only two years old. I work with children & i teach child development to teen moms, so i am very familiar with typical two year old bahavior. But, as a first time mom of a toddler it's very different than all the things i have "learned" in college or in text books.
Ever since my son started walking at 12 months, he has been unmanageable! He is always in motion! He has difficulty sitting still, and following socially acceptable rules. He has never been a "lap kid." Even at 13months old he was climbing all over chairs & tables in doctor's office waiting rooms. I have tried so many times to take him to community events, library events, music classes, kid's gym classes, etc....... but it is always a disaster! He does not follow any rules, runs down hallways, runs out of the room, knocks things over, dumps anything he can get his hands on, etc.... rather than focus on the activity at hand. When he is verbally disciplined he either laughs or completely ignores me and continues the negative behaviors. If i physically try to stop him from doing something, he throws himself on the floor and tantrums.
He is now almost 28 months old, and can not be trusted around other kids. I need to be right on him at all times or he is pushing, shoving, grabbing toys, or tackling other kids to the ground. He has never been a biter or anything like that... but he is very impulsive and just grabs whatever toy he wants or gets into a brawl if he wants what another kid has.
I know some of his behaviors are "typical two year old" behaviors.... but every time we are around other kids it is painfully obvious that his behaviors are to the extreme, compared to the other kid's his age. His daycare teachers often times tell me he has "grabby hands" or was acting aggressively.
I have tried 1-2-3 magic, i use time-outs, i use rewards & revoke privliges, i talk to him ahead of time about how i expect him to act on outtings, i praise him for positive behaviors, etc. It just seems he can't control himself sometimes... like he has too much evergy, or has impulsive urges!
Is it silly to have a two-year-old evaluated for ADHD? Would people think i'm crazy??
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
Ever since my son started walking at 12 months, he has been unmanageable! He is always in motion! He has difficulty sitting still, and following socially acceptable rules. He has never been a "lap kid." Even at 13months old he was climbing all over chairs & tables in doctor's office waiting rooms. I have tried so many times to take him to community events, library events, music classes, kid's gym classes, etc....... but it is always a disaster! He does not follow any rules, runs down hallways, runs out of the room, knocks things over, dumps anything he can get his hands on, etc.... rather than focus on the activity at hand. When he is verbally disciplined he either laughs or completely ignores me and continues the negative behaviors. If i physically try to stop him from doing something, he throws himself on the floor and tantrums.
He is now almost 28 months old, and can not be trusted around other kids. I need to be right on him at all times or he is pushing, shoving, grabbing toys, or tackling other kids to the ground. He has never been a biter or anything like that... but he is very impulsive and just grabs whatever toy he wants or gets into a brawl if he wants what another kid has.
I know some of his behaviors are "typical two year old" behaviors.... but every time we are around other kids it is painfully obvious that his behaviors are to the extreme, compared to the other kid's his age. His daycare teachers often times tell me he has "grabby hands" or was acting aggressively.
I have tried 1-2-3 magic, i use time-outs, i use rewards & revoke privliges, i talk to him ahead of time about how i expect him to act on outtings, i praise him for positive behaviors, etc. It just seems he can't control himself sometimes... like he has too much evergy, or has impulsive urges!
Is it silly to have a two-year-old evaluated for ADHD? Would people think i'm crazy??
Any thoughts would be appreciated!