What kind of personality does your toddler have? I pulled this from the Happiest Toddler website...I'm sure these are very general and won't fit every LO!

LO 1 (almost 3) has a shy personality and it takes her a long time to warm up to new places and people.

I really can't tell with LO 2 (17 months)...she is a little of everything right now!

http://www.happiestbaby.com/parenting-by-your-toddlers-personality-type/

Generally, toddler personality is divided into three broad categories, experts say:

Easy or happy, but not full-tilt constantly

Shy or slow to warm — often thoughtful and quiet.

Spirited (a nice term for “Get down off the refrigerator right now!”)

The Easy Child: About half of kids are easygoing — waking up on the “right side of the bed,” cheerful and ready for a new day, Karp says. They’re active, tolerate change, and basically like new people and situations. They don’t anger easily but aren’t pushovers, experts say. Parents need to just use common sense if this is their toddler’s personality, with a couple of caveats. Easy children sometimes can be lost in the crowd — spending too much time left alone with the television, or not enough time with their parents because other children demand the attention. Make sure that a child who is easy doesn’t become a neglected child.

The Shy Child: About 15% of kids are shy or slow to warm up, experts say. By age 9 months, many easy babies will smile at strangers, but shy kids will frown and cling (they’ll wave bye-bye only after a guest leaves). Experts say children with this toddler personality type are often extra-sensitive to the feel of their clothing or the temperature in a room. They need a lot of transition time from activity to activity and resist change. They might be late walkers and they will often study, with intensity, how a game is played before jumping in. “Their motto is, ‘When in doubt, don’t!’” Karp says. Parents, these are gentle souls — and should be shielded from harsh criticism and ridicule, with the rejection making a shy child fearful and brittle throughout life. Also, parents need to make sure children with this toddler personality type have the stability and the time to process the curve balls of life; they can’t be rushed into getting dressed or to sit on Santa’s lap.

The Spirited (Wild) Child: About one in 10 toddlers is a strong-willed, challenging kid, experts say. “These roller-coaster kids have high highs and low lows,” Karp says. “Parents usually know they have a spirited child because they’re the ‘more’ kids.” More active. More impatient. More impulsive. More defiant. More intense. More sensitive. More rigid. The No. 1 recommendation to parents with this toddler personality type: Keep them active. Get them outside to play — a lot. These kids need to burn off their energy and work through their moods, experts say. They also need firm structure to keep them safe and stable — and lots of patience.