Tell me about 3...

[IdentityCrisisMama]

DC is turning 3 soon and I’m interested in what to expect. Would you share with me the needs that your child developed during this time? I know all children are different but I’m still curious.

[Aura_Kitten]

check this out: http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/ages.stages.3y.html



when my son first turned 3...

gosh, i don't remember what he was like. i was just going through my journal from when he turned 3, trying to find any mention of what he was doing....

but i can't find anything. it was such a stressful time in our lives and everything was in such chaos i never wrote down anything specific about him, other than that we were having to put him in daycare.

[sunnmama]

My dd went thru a volatile stage right before her 3rd b-day--wild, violent meltdowns every day. I was crying myself to sleep every night trying to understand why this was happening. Turns out she was stressed out about turning 3 (we had been talking a lot about her bday), and wanted to stay 2.
Don't know if that is common at all, but I have heard it from at least one other person--so just know that the birthday itself can be stressful!

Other than that, 3 has been great. Much more reasonable here. Tantrums still happen, but are much more rare. I think the idea of becoming a "big girl" brought forth some new (or stronger) social fears for dd during her 3s, but she is conquering them at her own pace. Huge developmental leaps, too. Dd is begging to take a dance class, and taught herself to swim in the past 2 weeks (just threw her body into the water and learned by sheer determination ). For us, 3 is a balance of holding her close--cause sometimes she can be so little and full of needs!--and letting her go--cause sometimes she can be so independent and capable!!!

[LoveBeads]

Turning Three: An Essay in Emoticons


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