2 - 3 yrs - Troublesome Tots

[Jeanette]

I think that response is quite normal. My two would never talk about what they'd done at school/playgroup until hours later and then it was them just chatting. I learnt to stop asking them straight away after a while.

[weezypops]

From Felix I always get:
"How was nursery?"
"Good"
"What did you do?"
"Played with toys"
"Who did you play with?"
"Everybody"

SOmetimes he'll come out with random things where he'll mention people like I should know who he's talking about, despite it being so difficult to get any info out of him, so I'll often ask leading questions with people and things he's mentioned before, like "did you play in the garden with Johnny" which gets him to talk more, even if it's just to tell me that duh, Mummy, Johnny wasn't in today. Sometimes he does get bored of me asking though and will say "That's enough talking about nursery now..."

[Jenn]

Does your little one do much in the way of dressing up and playing - like drs, cowboys, spiderman etc?

William doesn't do any dressing up but I know many of the children in his nursery have lots of different costumes etc.

Just wondered thats all!

William is getting a dr set and outfit from my mum on Saturday - so I will encourage it as much as pos - but I really don't know if he will grasp the idea of it?

Saying that - he really enjoyed putting his costume on for the school play?

[Leanne&5children]

We have a dressing up box which we encourage all. Children that come to play to use jess uses it the most, alex hasn't shown much interest he really enjoyed dressing up for his christmas show and we have farious hats around the house which he enjoys wearing but he always has to have a hat on wether sun hat, wolly hat or bob's helmet. Its all pretend play wether he wheres costume or not he will enjoy playing with accessories and in time he will wherebcostume.

[weezypops]

Iris LOVES dressing up but Felix is pretty ambivalent to it really. He liked wearing a pirate costume to nursery last week and sometimes likes putting on a funny hat but whereas Iris will go an put on various hats, shoes, jewellery and really enjoys it (she's often seen in rabbit ears too), Felix doesn't really do the same.

One of their christmas presents is a box full of dressing up bits - it's mainly for Iris because she will probably play with it more but there are bits for both of them as I would like to encourage Felix to get into it too.

Maybe it's a boy thing?

But then saying that, Iris loves trying to get herself dressed whereas Felix doesn't at all, so maybe it just comes down to that!

[Jenn]

William also hates getting himself dressed. Sometimes I worry that he is behind at getting himself dressed/undressed. It would really help me more - if he helped to get ready in the mornings/bedtimes.

Maybe it is a boy thing! I know some of our (boy) Scouts don't change their clothes at all while at camp!

[weezypops]

Felix does it but it's quite a battle!

[artyfartymack]

Tom loves dressing up but sadly chooses the fairy costumes over spiderman!

[Jenn]

Another one from me!

William has very recently started to leave his crusts on bread! He always used to eat them and me and DH both eat them so wonder if it is a stage? Or maybe he has picked it up from nursery?

DO your Little ones eat their crusts?

[weezypops]

Felix used to but often leaves them now. Didn't seem to be any reason for it so I just assumed it was one of those things kids do. With all the food battles out there to be fought it didn't seem like one worth getting stressed over though!

[nubs]

I think it's a laziness thing takes effort to chew! Lol
Jack tries it but I make him eat them mean mummy I know

[Leanne&5children]

All three of mine dont eat crusts they eat middle bit, haven't made a big thing of it as it is a battle sometimes to get them to eat anything at all. When I worked full time Alex stayed with nanny and had breakfast there as was easier and nanny doesn't eat crusts, but asks the boys to eat there crusts which i think is wrong.

[Jenn]

Ok - thanks ladies - seems to be a stage then! I agree - there is no need to make an upset over it so am not forcing him or anything - just hope that one day he will start again. Kris - you are probably right - too lazy to chew!

[artyfartymack]

Snap Jenn Tom sometimes leaves his now too, he doesn't want 'the dark bits'

[Jenn]

Right - yet another one from me!

William has never ever been a cuddly toy child. Never - apart from the school toy which you get to bring home if you are good.

Well these last two weeks - he goes everywhere (around the house) with Lucy - a cuddly lamb which used to be mine. He sleeps with her and sings to her, she has to watch him in the bath - they play games together. Almost inseparable while at home (he doesn't want to take her out or anything)

Anyway - I suppose I am wondering if this might be another stage - like a caring or friendship stage or whether it is because it smells of mum and mum is changing and he has only just realised?

I don't know - what do you think?

Thanks