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Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Preschoolers, Just For Dads, Development/Milestones: Babies
The other night -- roughly 2 A.M., I heard my three-year-old come out of her room. I met her in the hallway to take her back to bed, and in my stupor I couldn't wrap my mind around what I was seeing.She was dressed in her sister's pants and a Christmas sweater she must have found in the back of her closet, not in the pajamas I'd put her to bed in. When I picked her up, she was soaking wet, which meant she'd changed her clothes, removed her pull-up, then went back to bed and fell asleep. When I removed her wet clothes, she sobbed. I want to stay in my pretty clothes, she cried.
Toddlers definitely have their own unique take on the world. CNN has a great article on baffling kid behavior and the psychology behind why they act the way they do. It's a great read for any parent who has ever stood in front of their screaming child wondering, "What the...?"
What kind of things do your kids do that baffle you?
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3-30-2008 @ 8:15PM
Eva said...What a funny story. :)
Goodness, lots of strange things. Like ask for things and then say "no" and not want them or say "no" to things she does want. And the other day for something like two hours straight she lay on her tummy in various rooms and kicked her legs over and over. Weird.
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