Not again! You’re simply trying to buckle your tot into his car seat – for his own safety, might you add – but are being met with an utter refusal to cooperate.
Your strong-willed toddler’s back is stiff and arched, his legs are flying, arms flailing, and from his mouth is coming a piercing scream. Where did this behaviour come from?!
Some children are this way right from the very start. They’re just born excitable, alert and stubborn – usually when it comes to things such as sitting down for lunch, staying still for nappy-change time and going down quietly for a daytime nap.
However, this isn’t the case for most toddlers. That’s the good news. The bad news for parents, however, is that, at some stage, nearly every toddler develops a stubborn streak. It’s entirely normal once kids become aware of the world around them and somewhat mobile – toddlers are naturally curious to explore. Protective parents, though, are naturally inclined to want to fence them in.
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CLOWNING AROUND!
THE GAGLIARDIES PUT THE FUN IN FAMILY
FIGHTS FOR HER JOB!
HER NEW ROLE RUFFLED SOME FEATHERS
'WE'RE ONE AND DONE'
THE WILDLIFE WARRIOR SHARES SOME FAMILY NEWS
CURSE OF DREAMWORLD strikes AGAIN
THE GOLD COAST PARK IS FACING ANOTHER SCANDAL
Seeing RED
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'MUM SAVED THE DAY!'
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WE THOUGHT WE'D LOSE HIM'
A SIMPLE VIRUS SAW LITTLE RYAN LOSE BOTH HIS LEGS
Getting so ber made me a better man'
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Prince Christian's ON ROYAL DUTY!
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CREATIVE TAKES ON THIS ICONIC SWEET TREAT