{"id":21291,"date":"2026-06-03T16:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=21291"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:07:15","slug":"expert-says-these-5-toddler-behaviours-may-feel-frustrating-to-parents-but-they-are-completely-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=21291","title":{"rendered":"Expert says these 5 toddler behaviours may feel frustrating to parents, but they are completely normal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-131485091,imgsize-712782.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<p>\u201cToddlers are naturally egocentric,\u201d says the doctor. While parents often worry when their toddler refuses to share toys, expecting a very young child to easily share may not match their stage of development. \u201cTrue sharing skills don&#8217;t really develop until closer to age three or four,\u201d adds Dr. Tanya. <br \/>The pediatrician\u2019s message for parents is simple: \u201cIf your toddler is doing any or all of these, take a deep breath. This is normal development.\u201d So, Instead of seeing these behaviours only as difficult moments, parents can view them as signs that their child is learning, growing, and building important life skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/parenting\/toddler-year-and-beyond\/expert-says-these-5-toddler-behaviours-may-feel-frustrating-to-parents-but-they-are-completely-normal\/photostory\/131485091.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cToddlers are naturally egocentric,\u201d says the doctor. While parents often worry when their toddler refuses to share toys, expecting a very young child to easily share may not match their stage of development. \u201cTrue sharing skills don&#8217;t really develop until closer to age three or four,\u201d adds Dr. Tanya. The pediatrician\u2019s message for parents is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}