Mooks, just how active is/was your 3 yr old.

[biblionerd]

I feel bad posting this, but sometimes I worry about Linus. He is freaking hilarious as hell, but he is sooooo hyper. I mean all.day.long. He'd already started at this age and Fiona's nowhere near like he is. My mom said none of us 3 sisters acted anything like that either. We just moved from the country and didn't have many play groups or other kids to hang out with, but we would try and get to the museum/zoo a lot and he loved interacting with other kids. But it gets really awkward because the other parents a lot of time just kind of stared and laughed (nicely) at him. Like he will ALWAYS steal the show- running, screaming, laughing like a maniac. He just seems soooo much more hyper (I'm putting that nicely, sometimes he verges in maniacal the way he acts lol). He's starting preschool in August and I find myself getting really self conscious that this isn't normal. I mean, I haven't been around other kids much, but even dh agrees that based on everyone else's reactions to him when he has been that he's a bit over the top. I see preschool pics of them all sitting nicely and doing crafts, listening to a story and have a hard time believing he'll chill out in a structured environment. 

[fusion]

J is crazy active too. It is absolutely exhausting. But as far as preschool goes, J goes twice a week and never has any issues. His is a gymnastics program that incorporates an hour of gym time at the beginning and end of the day with regular preschool stuff in between, so it helps get his energy out as well. The peer pressure aspect and structure have been good for him though, and they are professionals used to handling all sorts of temperaments. And if it is abnormal then they can let you know and you can get resources to help him before starting kindergarten.

[devonpow]

I notice you are comparing him to a lot of girls There is a big difference in energy level between boys and girls at that age. I remember watching his girl friends at that age and wanting to cry as I watched them color, look at books , play tea party....lol ( now it's the reverse - 6/7 girls have SO MUCH SASS and the boys are still sweeties )

But a few things....Henry was never out of control crazy at that age (he actually got a lot more hyper around 5, and still is a bit crazed...but that doesn't seem to be the norm) but certainly many other kids were. I also wouldn't worry too much about preschool - I always find it amazing how kids can do things at school that you could never imagine . He will be ok!

[shevacc]

Mar 2, 2014 12:28:22 GMT -5 devonpow said:

I notice you are comparing him to a lot of girls There is a big difference in energy level between boys and girls at that age. I remember watching his girl friends at that age and wanting to cry as I watched them color, look at books , play tea party....lol ( now it's the reverse - 6/7 girls have SO MUCH SASS and the boys are still sweeties )

But a few things....Henry was never out of control crazy at that age (he actually got a lot more hyper around 5, and still is a bit crazed...but that doesn't seem to be the norm) but certainly many other kids were. I also wouldn't worry too much about preschool - I always find it amazing how kids can do things at school that you could never imagine . He will be ok!

I've noticed the boy/girl thing too. G's cousin (a bit over 3) will run around like a crazy person, swinging from things, climbing, etc. She tries to keep up when around him but is too small for most of his antics. He has crazy amounts of energy/wiggles constantly.

[rainbowchip]

Dylan is crazy 99% of the time. He has always been busy and into everything. Now thay he is taller and bigger he is into even more stuff. The difference is, he is usually pretty decent when we go somewhere. He is a follower so if there are other kids around he does what they do. At daycare, he rarely gets a poor report about his day because he just does what the other kids do. I thought for sure, before we put him in daycare, that he would be so out of control that they would kick us out.

[biblionerd]

Thanks everyone. I think the thing is that we started noticing it more the more he's around other kids. Boys too. It seems like he scares the girls off because at the museum he always find the little boys. But even they sometimes just stop and stand there and stare lol. I know Fiona is very sensitive, but he scares her. They'll be running around together having fun, then he takes it to the next level and she'll stand there shaking and crying and come hide behind me.

[fusion]

Mar 2, 2014 14:40:34 GMT -5 biblionerd said:

Thanks everyone. I think the thing is that we started noticing it more the more he's around other kids. Boys too. It seems like he scares the girls off because at the museum he always find the little boys. But even they sometimes just stop and stand there and stare lol. I know Fiona is very sensitive, but he scares her. They'll be running around together having fun, then he takes it to the next level and she'll stand there shaking and crying and come hide behind me.

J is too much for A a lot too. They have such different personalities and it is hard when he wants to climb and jump and wrestle and she wants to cuddle, do art and play with toys. I wish they would meet in the middle with energy levels! 

[thedahliharpa]

LOL! Very! It hasn't changed.

DH walks around muttering "never stops never ends" over and over several times a day.