Apparently, a large garbage truck is the most coveted toy amidst toddler boys at the playground.  It tin can stir big toddler emotions! I personally have never had any inclination to play with anything resembling a garbage truck, but to each their own.Observations of toddler emotions and developing personalities!

Since information technology'southward winter in Chicago, we've gone to a couple of different indoor playspaces. When Miles finds a toy he likes, it's OVER. Pregnant he can play with it for nigh an hr if you let him- amazing focus that one.  And then nosotros are hanging out at Trivial Beans where at that place are slides, little shops to play pretend, lots of cars, basketball hoops and more! This item day, he wants none of those things.  He'due south comfortably on the floor, chillin', playing with the best garbage truck ever. I snapped a couple pictures of course.toddler boys and garbage trucks

In walks Lilliputian Timmy.

He seems very sweet and sat down close to Miles and just watched and watched him.  He was being patient at first. But every bit I mentioned Miles stays with a toy forever. Different many kids that move on afterwards ten minutes to something else. When he didn't let the garbage truck go, Timmy looked effectually and decided to become play with a piffling aeroplane. I'm thinking, okay- he gave up.  Well, not quite.

He flew it with the most amazing sound effects right by Miles' face. Then of course Miles looks upwards and interacts with Timmy and the plane.  He took his hands off the garbage truck for a second and BAM!  Timmy saw his window, snatched the garbage truck and ran off!  Oh the horror!  Don't tell Miles this, but I applaud Timmy's tactics- he did not steal information technology from him, push him or anything.  He successfully manipulated his way to the toy.

Miles instantly gave me this look

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This was during his haircut, simply same face he gave me at present.

Heartbreaking! Then he points to the boy running off with his precious garbage truck. So of course, I yell across the place "Hey Lilliputian Punk, give him that back right at present!"  Kidding!  I'm non going to yell at other children!  Just in the moment I didn't know what to exercise.  Miles is a sweet, gentle male child at center.  (I'm putting that in writing then when he starts yelling at me in a twelvemonth or couple months- I'll remember 🙂 )

I also know he won't accept me next year at preschool, where the streets course schoolhouse recess will try to crush his sweetness and he'll have to defend himself.  I know- drama queen. So I said,

"Well, go and talk to him and go it back."

And so Timmy said sorry and gave it right back. Hah! If you believed that, you haven't played with toddlers very much.  Lol.  Why does this affair?  As we notice Miles' personality forming, every bit parents we naturally desire him to be the all-time version of himself right? It's a reoccurring theme that we accept seen, and I want him to acquire to stand up his ground.  For example, this summer at the park, another boy walked off with Miles' blueish machine and he kind of let him.  Another time he was going inside a bounce house and a male child blocked the entrance and told him he couldn't go in. Initially, Miles started to support and walk away.  Of grade I walked upward behind Miles and gave him an actress push right into past him in the bounce house.

It's quite amazing watching their little personalities form and seeing how they respond to all these events.  It's also terrifying! Is that but me? And I am going to do information technology all over again with Ellis! You lot don't desire them to seize with teeth or push but you lot definitely don't want them to be bit or pushed around either.

Eventually, we left the glorious garbage truck and moved on to play with a train set (nigh things with wheels practise the trick).  I don't want to just distract him with a new toy when he gets upset, but effort and help him. I don't want him to steal from others, only know that it's okay to tell someone you weren't done.  Simply then he also has to share.  And then many things!

How am I going to exercise all that?

No clue! Promise you weren't here for answers.  Right at present I just effort to empathize with his feelings, requite him a hug and some love.  And honestly, endeavour and remember one of those catchy songs from Daniel Tiger.  Yes, I'm learning parenting tips from an animated tiger.

What is your "favorite" emotional toddler story?

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