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How old are "toddlers"?

post #1 of 6
3/19/10 at 12:50pm
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In your opinion how old are toddlers? 1-3yrs? 1-4 or 5yrs? When are children children and not toddlers anymore?
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post #2 of 6
3/19/10 at 12:54pm
In my opinion, toddlers are walking babies -- so from whenever they get mobile (around 1 yearish) to around late 2/early 3. At about 3 (depending on the kid), they become less "walking baby" and more "really little kid/preschooler" -- fully verbal, potty-learned or getting there, starting to develop the tiniest smidge of self-control and ability to play WITH other kids instead of just next to them ...
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post #3 of 6
3/19/10 at 1:03pm
I think it happened sometime between 3 and 3.5 that she became a "little girl" instead of a toddler. I can't pinpoint exactly when it happened though.
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post #4 of 6
3/19/10 at 1:25pm
My DD will be three is May and she is definitely not a toddler anymore. I think it happened over the last two months. She keeps up with her 4 year old friends, and has very little "baby" left in her. Considering she is only 2 she is quite independent in the things she can do.

I think it comes at different ages for different kids. I teach ballet and have a class with 2-4 year olds in it and some of the 3.5 year olds still seem so baby-like, and a couple of the almost three's seem much older.
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post #5 of 6
3/19/10 at 2:01pm
Yeah, it's amazing how much each kid follows his or her own timetable, isn't it? And how even now that my daughter's an eight-year-old, once in a while a little flash of her baby self will still peek through ...

Oh, now I'm going to cry!
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post #6 of 6
3/19/10 at 3:28pm
I sort of feel like we're quickly leaving toddlerhood behind us. He's only 27 months old, but he's very independant - can get his own snacks and drinks from the fridge - is PL'ed, talks up a storm, plays jokes and pranks on me then laughs and laughs when I fall for it, is starting to play WITH other children, and generally has more in common with kids 6 months to a year (or more) older than him. I thought your first baby was supposed to take longer to develop because they didn't have anyone to copy? I was counting on that! lol
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