To worry or not to worry?
Hi. My little boy is 2 years and 8 months old. He is developing very well in most areas. He is really sociable and friendly, good speech, understands a lot etc but he does a few really odd things that make me wonder if I'm missing something. We went to the beach a few weeks ago and he was so upset with the sand on his bare feet but loved it anywhere else. He doesn't like his socks off for his bare feet to walk on our tiled floors. He refuses sometimes to take his coat off even if it's about 30 degrees or won't part with his soaking wet jumper at nursery. He is hysterical when trying to cut his toe nails. His nursery have also put him on a support plan for his emotional development as he is quite emotional when waiting his turn and with the clothes thing. He does do some repetitive play but nothing major and is easily deterred from it. He also can become strange like if we go to his football class he won't want to join in most the time and will roll about in the corner wanting to leave. Is this normal for toddlers to just do stuff like this that they'll grow out of or am I missing a huge red flag? Xx
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Trust your instincts and keep on eye out in case things get worse instead of better, but all in all this sounds like all three of my toddler boys on the regular. Especially the feet thing.
Thank you so much for your replies ❤️ I honestly feel like he is developing so well and I wasn't worried but I think the support plan threw my husband and I then we started worrying about his little quirks being something more but I'd never worried about them before. I think I was just having a moment but I feel a lot better now. Thank you cxxx
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So the feet things to me sounds like he may have sensitive feet. It’s not just a toddler thing but a human thing. Also the toe nail thing. Maybe he doesn’t like football? As far as the nursery putting him on the emotional support plan.. maybe they see it differently as they aren’t his parent. He could need some emotional support and that’s okay.. doesn’t always mean a red flag. My son is about to 5 and he has definitely struggled with waiting his turn and it took a while and now he’s great with it. My 2 year old hates not having on socks! So to answer your question I don’t think it’s huge red flags.. meaning doesn’t seem out the normal for some toddlers. They have preferences and are sensitive to some things. ❤️