Threenager: 13 Things You Can Recognize Them By!
Toddlers can be so cute – but at the same time they can also be little devils that show off their teenage airs! 13 things you can tell that your darling is a typical Threenager.
Toddlers can be quite exhausting. At around two years of age they become more and more defiant, wanting to do whatever they feel like. Exciting for them, exhausting for the mothers and fathers.
At the age of three, the behaviour of the sweet toddlers culminates in outbursts of rage, refusal and, to a certain extent, star airs and graces that we otherwise only know from teenagers.
Threenager: When sweet becomes too sour
No wonder that a separate term was invented for this group of children: Threenager – a mixture of teenager and the English number Three.
From these 13 things you can tell that your little angel is becoming a Threenager:
1. You are dissatisfied with the overall situation!
No matter what you do, it’s wrong! It’s not about vital things like food, fresh diapers or sleep. Rather, it is about dramas, such as the wrong color of the pacifier, an unattractive cut potato or a slanted cuddly toy sitting at an angle. Dear Mamas, don’t be surprised. You are not alone in this. And there is nothing wrong with your child. It’s just a threenager…
2. You develop your own (meaningful) fashion style
Up to now, you have been concerned with choosing your child’s clothes – primarily adapted to the weather. However, if your toddler turns into a Threenager, he or she will naturally feel old enough to decide for themselves what they will wear. This can result in pyjama bottoms with patent leather shoes, a summer dress for the deepest winter, two different socks and a scarf as an accessory …
3. They acquire defiant gestures and facial expressions
Comprehensibly annoyed eye rolling, hands on your hips, face turned away – this is roughly how a Threenager shows what he thinks of your blast and your explanations, namely nothing. Whether the little being in front of you has just listened to you and whether it has understood your request, let alone will follow it, you can never know …
4. You vehemently refuse to take a nap
To go to bed at noon to have a nap? In his opinion, a Threenager doesn’t need that anymore! There is crying, screaming, leaving the bed – refusal to sleep is high on the list of priorities. Only against the natural course of things they can do nothing. Then they sleep on the back seat of the car, the couch, on mummy’s lap…
5. You don’t put up with any more
To dress a Threenager is a big challenge. Because the child no longer stands still while you put on a jacket, cap & co., but whines and rages. The child does not agree with the procedure – after all, it can do it all by itself! The motherly patience is needed…
6. You want to lead the way
Whether in the car, on the bicycle, in the pram or on foot: a Threenager knows where he wants to go – even if he himself does not know exactly where he wants to go. If you dare not follow the instructions of your little signpost, you will be threatened with loud protest. A road to nowhere or a screaming child? A choice between plague and cholera…
7. You can do everything on your own
A Threenager no longer needs the help of Mom and Dad. Not ever. Tying your shoes? Easy! Balancing plate, glass and cutlery in the kitchen at the same time? Of course the Threenager can do it! Pour juice into the cup? Nothing easier than that! The only problem is that there is still “something” missing in the flawless implementation – and the disappointment is audibly great if it doesn’t work right away …
8. They know what they want to hear
You got used to picking out what you’re going to read to your protégé? These times are over – because a Threenager knows exactly what he wants to hear! If he chooses a story that bores him after a few pages, another story is ordered. One is allowed to change his mind …
9. They become unfaithful
A hard but true point: For Threenager mum’s word is no longer sacred. If he asks you for an ice cream and you say no, he just runs to dad and asks him for ice cream – it’s quite possible that he says yes. Threenagers are eager to see their wishes fulfilled – no matter by whom …
10. They rebuke you
Threenagers not only know what is best for themselves, but also for you. After all, they have a lot of sentences up their sleeve that they have just learned from you. “You can’t do that”, “You shouldn’t do that”, “You shouldn’t go over red!” – a Threenager is using all these fine parenting techniques against you.
11. They just don’t want to!
“I don’t want this” mutates into the most spoken sentence of the day as you get older. After all, as many times as your toddler refuses to do something, you could put aside the worry that he will ever grow up to be a yes-man…
12. They know what you have to want
You think you know what you want? But your Threenager probably sees it differently! If you paint a flower while drawing together, it might not be right, because you should paint a horse on instruction (how to paint a decent horse?!). And if you play hide-and-seek together, your toddler may suddenly insist on playing catch and you being the catcher. The Threenager must know…
13. They become honest – merciless
Gone are the days when you were perfect in the eyes of your child. Suddenly he thinks your shirt is stupid and your shoes are ugly. Whether that breaks your heart or not is not something you consider. But look at it this way: At least you probably prefer an honest kid to a cheat…