3 STAGES MY 1-YEAR-OLD GOES THROUGH
Meet my 1-year-old daughter, her name is Alessia, she is one year old, and here are the 3 stages she goes through on a daily basis.
Number 1: Terrify our dog
Alessia starts this process early in the morning. It is super cute, the second she wakes up, she looks for Cookie and immediately gives her cuddles and kisses.
Then she starts checking her teeth, just in case something happens during the night, and one of her teeth is missing.
We then go downstairs, and she prepares Cookie’s breakfast and water bowl, and then she washes her hands in the water bowl, just because she is super interested in her bowl for some reason.
After breakfast, the terrifying part begins, meaning it’s time to play. We used to have Alesia’s toys and Cookie’s toys. Now we have their toys. They will choose 1 singular toy in which they are both interested and will proceed to fight over it. That toy might not even be a toy, it could be anything from an empty box to pasta.
After choosing the desired item they want to play with, Alessia will grab another toy and run after Cookie as if her life depends on it, through it at her to scare her, and then takes the desired toy and run with it. It’s a whole process.
Number 2: Curiosity
My 1-year-old is at the stage where everything is exciting and must be opened within seconds. Cabinets, for example, are emptied daily. First, all the cabinets in the kitchen get opened, and then everything will be taken out one item at a time.
She loves to play with household items such as wooden spoons and spatulas daddy’s lunch box, especially if there’s something inside. My shoes, for some reason, are super interesting. Shew will take them out and leave them in the middle of the kitchen at least three times a day.
The pantry has been redecorated well over a hundred times, and she is still interested in redoing it every single time. She can reach the first level, which does not contain many things, durable bags. She can almost reach the second level as well, but not enough to take everything off, just what is on the outside.
Number 3: Tantrums
Tantrums usually happen whenever she loses her patience with something; if Cookie takes her toy, tantrum.; if she cannot open a box, tantrum; if she can’t get what she wants in that second, tantrum.
As she gets further into toddlerhood, she becomes more energetic, resilient, and stubborn. She gets overwhelmed by her emotions, such as being hyperenergetic, not fully communicating what she wants and, not getting what she wants then and there. She is going through emotions similar to a teenager, feeling misunderstood and out of place.
If we lose our calm, she will become more agitated. So the only option is to ask her what it is that she wants and explain if she can or cannot have it and why. She will still go through a tantrum, but it will be significantly smaller and forgotten quickly.
Toddlerhood is as difficult for the child as it is for us, the parents. But, trying to understand them and explain things go a long way.
Welcome to the next stage of your child’s life!
