My baby, a gril now at the age of 3, seems over-active and noisy. When I take her to a place she is not familiar with, she seems not afraid and will touch things she is interested in. To tell you the truth, it is definitely impossible for her to remain quiet for a few minutes unless she is watching TV or playing electronic games, but it’s very bad to her eyesight. Do you have any good method to make my gril keep quiet for a while?
Have you tried exhaustion? Get her a baby trampoline. Sign her up for gymnastics/tumbling. Anything to keep her jumping and running as much as possible.
1. no
2. she's a girl, what do you expect?
3. count your blessings now she has SOMETHING to keep her quiet. wait 10-12 years when she "needs" a phone and NEVER shuts up
4. count your blessings again that she is an imaginative, curious, assertive, unafraid and willing learner! she'll be a leader not a follower.
5. only 2 more years, hon.... then you'll get a break between 8-2pm.
xoxo
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My little girl has always been like this too. Other kids ask "why is she so loud?" Lol. She's just my little wild, crazy, imaginative, busy, sweet, funny, curious, loud child and I love her to pieces just the way she is! Not everyone could handle my Aubrey, and I feel blessed that God made me her mommy!
I just try to keep her from places like weddings, funerals, and movie theatres, :)
Yeah once they start talking they don't stop. Let me know if you figure out a way.
The short answer: No.
My DD is 3 and is the same way. I got her enrolled in preschool twice a week, toddler gymnastics once a week, and swimming once a week, just to help wear her out some. She is a Chatty Cathy to the nth degree. I love her more than life itself but I admit to looking forward to her being in school 5 days a week. For now I just roll with it, and know that I would rather have an active, curious, engaged, and sociable kid like her than a kid that is a lump on the couch and doesn't have any interest in anything.
Good luck to you...
Almost sounds like my daughter except your daughter can sit and watch TV. My D turned 4 in Nov. and is just now able to sit and watch TV for a while. You just have a curious normal girl. When I want to complain about my D I think about my cousin's daughther who is handicapped and realize how lucky I am. Girls are talkers, rationalizer, thinkers and movers. You will have to learn to turn her out while paying attention to what she is doing. Good Luck!!!
She sounds like my son who is now 6! I would just go with it - it is who she is. I got a small indoor trampoline which he still loves to this day. He also loved his sit and bounce ball. I forget what they are called - they have a handle and you sit on it and bounce around the room. I would make him forts or he would love it if we made an obstacle course in the house. I tried to burn energy every morning by taking him to toddler gymnastics, the pool, music for toddlers at the library, playgroups, the park etc. Our community has a bunch of free toddler/preschool activities. I would take him on a tricycle ride to the park and then play. He even started skiing at age 3! We did something almost EVERY DAY. It's exhausting but it is what works for these active kids!
Holly you are dealing with a healthy and normal child. This is the way 3 and 4 year olds act. I have 5 children raised many foster children and have grandchildren tat have shown me that they have the curious nature of George the monkey and want to know about everything. She is also very taxtile at this age so the texture of things is important to her learning. I can suggest that you read and play puzzels with her as well as going on walks to show her colors and sights. My daughter in law even plays dress up and has tea parties with her 3 yo. Television has its uses but you are the primary teacher and setter of example for her to learn from. Maybe you are expecting her to act older than her age and learning stage. The best part of being 3 is the why questions and the watch what crazy things I can do. Good Luck Mom, and know that parenthood is much like a theme park ride with a surprise and thrill at every turn.
Physical activity really helps burn energy. I've told this story here before----I used to keep a baby boy(14 yrs. old now) with lots of energy. I have a pool table, and I used to sit on the step leading into the room, and go through the alphabet ---one letter for each lap around the table. He routinely made it all the way through at 3 years old! Lots of cheering on my part, with a treat when he was done. He loved it. The mini-trampoline is also a great help in winter---you can bounce together for lots of fun.
