[Momto1human-2furry]

My 2 year old has become worst than before. Even at home she refuses to get off our laps almost all day. We often put her down and ignore her while she wails and shouts. She refuses to walk much either. I take her for a stroll.........she hates walking, hates the stroller.......wants to be carried. She throws bad tantrums if you don't carry her. At the playground she hates leaving my lap. Even when kids call her to play she will not play......she will laugh and be amused from my lap. If i push her out she will start wailing. Her constant need to be glued to be is driving me nuts.

At home i fortunatly have a maid who does house work and i am a stay home mom. My toddler doesn't let me fetch myself a glass of water, go to the loo,etc. She always wants to be carried or will cry.
People who don't know us well ask if she ever leaves my lap.
Why is she so **** annoying. Its driving me mad. Advise plz and wondering if other 2 year old are like her.

[minibus]

My almost-2-year-old goes through times like this where she wants to be carried (usually because she's jealous of the fact that we're carrying her brother). I give her alternatives (like "You can sit right here next to me." or "Hold on to my pants (at which she wraps her arms around my legs in a bear hug, effectively hobbling me)". Sometimes this mollifies her, but mostly we have to go through the screaming and wailing first. I think it's a toddler thing. They want what they want when they want it and NOTHING else will do!

[finallyamom0310]

DD is this way right now too and I was going to post a thread very similar to this in hopes for the right answer. DD right now has an ear infection so I am using that as my why she is so clingy excuse but I am definatly in need of a break. I am working on coming up with good activities for her while I try to clean the house but they aren't working right now.

Does anyone have a good answer on how to get a child to be more independant? Don't get me wrong, I love my Daughter and love that she is very affectionate but really need to clean my house too.

[redbonec]

Finally--I have given K a small spray bottle with water and a paper towel and she likes to squirt it on the counter or in the sink when we are cleaning, so she has something to do. I also found that giving her hangers and asking her to please them was a great thing--we used to have a lower rod in the closet, then we took it down for more space, but then showed her to hang them on the cabinet handles, doorknobs, on the rail of the crib, etc.

[KarynB]

So happy to see this post - we are also going through this. On one hand it is so strange, I was so worried about attachment, and now I am wondering how to get him to be more independent. Problem is, even at playgroups etc when I stay in the room I need to be right at his side - and the other night he had a fit because DH tried to put him to bed. So it's me or nothing, and while on one hand I am happy he is so well attached, he is also at the age where he needs some toddler social time - I think! Or, will he just come out of it on his own and I should just leave him be?

Anyways, I'd just love to hear the advice fro the OP!