LO is so independent it sometimes drives me crazy. She insists on doing everything herself, and although that's great it sometimes becomes too much. She wants to always push the grocery cart for example, and if I don't let her for two seconds she throws herself on the ground and has a tantrum. She is very determined!
Is your LO pretty independent? Do you wish they were more or less independent?
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
She's pretty balanced right now and it's so nice. Before she started daycare (she started at 6 months old) she was wayyyyy too dependent on me. It was a little flattering but mostly exhausting. Now she still cuddles with me before bed but easily goes to others and doesn't freak when I leave the room.
honeydew / 7303 posts
My LO is very independent, but she lives to ask me for help of she can't do something. I feel like we're at the perfect balance right now!!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
@yellowbird: yeah I guess A will ask for help at times but it has to be on her terms!
honeydew / 7303 posts
@Bao: haha, I know what you mean. My A has super tantrums but they are pretty short if I can redirect. It is embarrassing in public though 
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
@yellowbird: it is! I try my best to stay calm and try not to bribe her with anything but sometimes I admit I have to! It's worse when it's just me, her, E and a cart full of food. Lol!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
My LO is waaaaaay too independent. She wants to push the stroller instead of riding it in, she wants to clip and unclip her own car seat buckle (even though she doesn't know how), she wants to run through the parking lot and has no desire to he carried or hold hands, she wants to put her shoes and socks on herself (again, something she doesn't actually know how to do). I'm hoping her determination will serve her well down the road but man, it can be exhausting being her mama!!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
@MamaMoose: forgot about the car seat buckling! She tries to do it but I get so paranoid she's going to pinch her fingers!
pear / 1718 posts
I wish he was more independent. He does great at daycare and with his babysitters, so that's good. But he's a bit of a wimp at playgrounds, the beach, the pool, and baby classes. He really clings to me and wants to be held. Eventually, he warms up to a new space or experience but it takes some time.
pear / 1639 posts
She is getting more and more independent...when she wants to be! Ex. She doesn't want to be held and wants to explore everything on her own...but still won't hold her sippy cup for longer than a sip or two. It's easier for mom to do it 
honeydew / 7303 posts
@Bao: haha!!! A had a meltdown over strawberries at the grocery store tuesday. Also she swiped some grapes and ate them before I could get them out of her hands. Ugh!!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
More in the sense that I wish she would play by herself more. Sometimes I just need to put laundry in the dryer without her following me.
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