okay it seems i'm on here constantly seeking advice but it always works, so here i am again - a couple months ago, my hubby and i tried taking our son to a royals' game, just to see how he'd do (we got cheap tickets!) -it was a disaster, he wanted nothing to do with sitting and watching the game, all of his toys/snacks/drinks bored him after about five minutes (not to mention the toys never stay in one place, he kept almost dropping them down into the rows below us), and i was a wreck because i felt like i had to keep a hand on him at all times because of the steep concrete stairs/flooring, and the metal bleachers. my son literally did NOT sit still the entire time - and he's 32 lbs. he's tall too, in the 97th percentile in both height and weight. usually i do okay managing him, but it was exhausting and generally considered a distaster all around. he lasted about 3 innings, i'm not kidding! and there wasn't even a good place to let him just "run", without stairs/cars/tons of people around. so my hubby and i went again tonight, and got a sitter, and i'm sitting there and all around me are ALL these kids, right around my son's age, some even younger, some older...but lots that looked around 2. and i'm wondering, what is wrong with my kid? it's true i saw lots of moms and dads walking little ones up to walk around by the concession stands towards the end of the game, but i didn't see one kid squirming and going into full out fit mode the way my son did. do i need to worry that he has adhd or something? his dad does (AND is dyslexic) so he's worried about it. i just thought he was rambunctious (he is a VERY good talker for 20 months and walked at 9 months) and really smart. should i be worried??
thanks all for the wonderful encouragement. before taking him to the game i figured all toddlers were like my son - then i realized HOW MANY actually could be taken to a game...now i realize that neither is exclusively true...i guess it really does take all kinds! i'll just enjoy my sons huge amounts of energy and keep trying to keep up!
My daughter is 22 months and I would definitely never take her to a Royals game because I can guarantee my experience would be exactly the same as yours. She's much more interested in being up and around and exploring everything. I don't think you should be worried at all.
Don't worry, I'm sure your son is just fine. My son is almost 2 1/2 and right now it's hard to take him anywhere if he has to be sitting down for too long. I don't take him out to eat anymore, I really don't like taking him grocery shopping because I have to hurry.. before long he's trying to wiggle out of the cart straps and he starts screaming. He's my 3rd child and my first 2 were not like this. My husband and I laugh sometimes because we call him our "wild child!!" I believe he's just strong willed and stubborned! Kudos to you for trying to take him to a Royals game, but personally I'm waiting until my son is at least 5! I'm hoping the closer he gets to another birthday, he will settle down more, but for now I have patience and enjoy the qualities that make him a sweet little boy..he does have them, just not in public!
Take care, V.
My son is 23 months and absolutely the same. The one that always gets me is church, I'll see kids his age sitting in the pew calmly eating cheerios or reading a book or letting their parents hold them during the entire service - no way. Not my son. He's not naughty, he's actually a very sweet boy, but there is no way he could sit through a Royals game either. Besides just not being able to sit still, he'd be up past his bedtime, off routine, over-stimulated, told "no" a few too many times and he'd have an incredible melt-down. He's always been like this and now I think my little girl is the same. I went to lunch with a friend who had a baby who was 7 months old and sat on her lap like an angel the entire meal. Ha. Not my little girl either - she'd be squirming all over me :)
My dad tells me I was like this as a child, as were my brothers, we all turned out okay.
We did go camping this weekend and I don't think my son has ever had so much fun. With camping, you don't need to sit down - even to eat your hot dogs!! We had a great time watching him explore, run, fall down over and over and actually not have to worry about it.
Rambunctious kids are probably just that - rambunctious kids. If he was calm and mellow, he'd be boring :)
Sounds like he's just busy! I was, my husband was, and our daughter already is showing signs of that and she's just 10 months! Maybe next time to go to a T-Bones game and sit in the outfield on the grass - lots of room for him to run around and tickets are only $5. :)
He's just 2, so I wouldn't worry about ADHD. Next time you go to a game, get a sitter, and you'll have a lot more fun.
Hi, Carrie. I would say your little boy is showing more typical behavior of a two year old boy. Most do not want to sit for very long. If your son is 20 months, his attention span is very short, and he can not understand what is going on in the game, so I am sure he was just needing more activity. As for the ADHD- it is very possible your son will have it later, but they usually don't diagnose it until your child is in school. Most symptoms will show up when they are expected to sit in a desk for long periods of time. I know this as my son has it- the inattentive version. I would document things that concern you about his behavior, but it is too early to tell at this point. He is little and will be very active right now as he is learning about his environment. Good Luck and God Bless.
