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“I Do it” – My Son Wants to Do EVERYTHING

May 24, 2010 By View Comments

“I do it. I do it. I. DO. IT!!!” It is the phrase we have come to know and love in our household recently. Freddie is getting very independent and wants to help or do everything. It is great. Cyndi and I love seeing him try new things and grow. It is awesome to see your child develop and accomplish things, no matter how small or how large. However, this also means we have had to adjust our timelines and schedules to accommodate for potentially 30 minutes of added “I DO IT” time.

Things Freddie is getting into and wanting to do himself include:

  • zippers
  • buttons
  • car seat straps
  • pushing the grocery cart
  • swiping groceries over the checkout counter
  • paying for the groceries with mommy and daddy’s debit card
  • and much more…

This requires a tremendous amount of patience at times. You want your child to grow and do things on their own. However, when you are trying to get to work or school on time you just want to do it for them. But just when you think you can “help out” you get a “NOOO!! I DO IT!” And then we start over again. So it is a balance between letting him do it himself and “helping” him out. I’m just waiting to see what he wants to try next. Maybe it will be mowing the lawn??

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  • Marc

    It's good to know we aren't the only ones in this phase :) My favorite is when she's in the other room, hears us going into the fridge to get something, and after the door is closed she comes screaming across the house, “ABBIE CLOSE IT! ABBIE CLOSE IT!”

    And then either a tantrum ensues or she will open it and close it again. I prefer the latter, but usually it's the former.

  • http://www.fromthe21stfloor.com Fred Faulkner

    Oh Freddie is the same way. The garage door is a big one for him. He has to close it, open it. The fridge not so much, but he will do exactly what Abbie does with if we do it, he will re-open something, just to do it again.

    The other classic is when he throws a fit and says he doesn't want something (milk, curious george stuffed animal, blanket) and then two seconds later he wants it. Mr. Indecisive we call him.

  • Marc

    It’s good to know we aren’t the only ones in this phase :) My favorite is when she’s in the other room, hears us going into the fridge to get something, and after the door is closed she comes screaming across the house, “ABBIE CLOSE IT! ABBIE CLOSE IT!”

    And then either a tantrum ensues or she will open it and close it again. I prefer the latter, but usually it’s the former.

  • http://www.fromthe21stfloor.com Fred Faulkner

    Oh Freddie is the same way. The garage door is a big one for him. He has to close it, open it. The fridge not so much, but he will do exactly what Abbie does with if we do it, he will re-open something, just to do it again.

    The other classic is when he throws a fit and says he doesn’t want something (milk, curious george stuffed animal, blanket) and then two seconds later he wants it. Mr. Indecisive we call him.

  • Marc

    It's good to know we aren't the only ones in this phase :) My favorite is when she's in the other room, hears us going into the fridge to get something, and after the door is closed she comes screaming across the house, “ABBIE CLOSE IT! ABBIE CLOSE IT!”

    And then either a tantrum ensues or she will open it and close it again. I prefer the latter, but usually it's the former.

  • http://www.fromthe21stfloor.com Fred Faulkner

    Oh Freddie is the same way. The garage door is a big one for him. He has to close it, open it. The fridge not so much, but he will do exactly what Abbie does with if we do it, he will re-open something, just to do it again.

    The other classic is when he throws a fit and says he doesn't want something (milk, curious george stuffed animal, blanket) and then two seconds later he wants it. Mr. Indecisive we call him.

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