Is This Typical Toddler Behavior?

Most toddlers are that way to some extent but i dont think this is just your typical stuff. Have you ever read The Five Love Languages?

I would bet your toddler's love language is physical touch. That's my youngest's. By the end of the day I felt like crawling out of my skin! And it's not because I didn't love him but really, it was too much, lol. I almost regretted when my H touched me!
From the time he was little, he NEVER sat beside me. He always sat on me! He is my most sensitive. With this type of kid, it's very important not to use physical punishment. Just as with a very verbally sensitive child, you have to really watch your words. You could always tell when his friends had the same proclivity. They were like 2 kittens together! Funny!

Any who, I don't know of any way to train something out of one that is hard wired that way. 18 and he will still come sit in the same chair WITH me!
You have to roll with the kiddo you have!

This age, yeah, it's normal. However, you are perfectly free to get up and walk away from it.

I'd institute "hug time" several times a day, and when it's not hug time, and he goes overboard with this, tell him "It's not hug time. Mommy needs a break" and cut down on the crawling all over you part.

The other thing I'd like to mention to you is that sometimes all this pushing and crawling on someone else is a sensory seeking behavior. Children who need certain forms of sensory information seek it like what you are describing. I'd ask your ped for a referral to an occupational therapist who works with sensory issues and get an evaluation. It's amazing what a sensory "diet" for a child who needs one can do. She can give you fun games that will help him, and if she does some OT with him, it can really help. My son needed that, mom. He'd crash into walls, jump all over people, etc. OT helped him SO much.

We can try to curb behavior issues with this, but unless we deal with the underlying issue (if there is one), then we're not helping our children with what's actually causing it. Sensory seeking is usually because of a NEED, and we can address the need, and then institute appropriate outlets to meet the need. And those outlets fall in the realm of appropriate behavior, instead of crawling all over mommy and manhandling her.

Good luck!

Yes it's typical. Annoying as hell, but typical. Sometimes they just need to reassure themselves that, even when they went off to preschool, that you still want them back. Can you distract him? When you're in the kitchen, give him all the plastic containers to play with and stack. Yes, I know you have to clean those up but you maybe can get something done. Can you give him his own broom or pretend carpet sweeper and you both can clean or vacuum together? Otherwise you can try to have 5 minutes of together time and then 10 minutes of separate time with no touching. It's not a bad time to teach him that not everyone wants to be touched all the time - he's probably learning "hands to yourself" in preschool and I found it was always helpful to use the same phrases as the teacher, learn the "clean up song" that they sang in class, etc. I say, steal what works!

He's normal.
In fact, there is a local TV commercial here in my State... and basically, its about a Mom and what she does all day. At the end of the day, it shows her walking to the sofa (as her kids are wrapped all around her WHILE she is walking), and then it shows her sitting on the sofa watching TV... and her 2 kids AND the Husband, are ALL HANGING ON HER with their arms and legs wrapped around her on every limb she has or sitting on her. And she is basically there in the middle of all of them, with a "sigh" on her face.
It is REALLY hilarious... and ALL the Moms and Husbands I know, all say "OMG that is so true yah? TOO funny! That's how it really is!"
And when my kids see that commercial they say "Mommy that's just like you!"

Anyway, your kiddo is very normal.
And one day, he will not even want to be, near you within 10 feet.
I cherish those things... as my kids are now 6 and 10, and they STILL LOVE, being SO NEAR me whenever I sit down, and are very cuddly and affectionate.
They just tell me that I am so, cuddly.
My kids' friends, are the SAME way with their Mom.
Love it.

But sure, when *I* need my space, I simply tell my kids. No big deal.

Don't you just want to scream "Back Off!!" sometimes?!?! This can be a very annoying habit.

I think I might take the approach of "Ok, quick hug and then you need to go...". When he comes back say "Oh, you just had a hug you need to go play... until Mommy is done with her chores" or whatever.

You don't want to put him off completely, but set some limits. It may take a little learning time, but he'll get it.

M

My 10 yo grandson is still this way. For him it's sensory seeking. He has a sensory processing disorder. He hugs too hard, runs everywhere. At that age he seemed to purposely run into things.

I do think that hanging onto mom is normal but when it's all the time and the child is unable to back off when asked to do so, it may be sensory seeking. You might read a bit about it and see if it fit.

Btw my other 2 grandchildren do not try to always be touching; not even the two yo. They did like to be close but didn't demand it.