Beaming, then weeping, then fine

⏱️ ongoing📦 nothing needed🏠 in or out🤲 on the move💛 Social-emotional

One moment beaming and friendly, the next sullen and weepy, often for no apparent reason — that swing is the age, not a sign of anything. Knowing the whole range is expected is what makes it survivable, for both of you.

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Sources: AAPEmotional Development: 2 Year Olds · AAPEmotional Development: 2 Year Olds

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Beaming, then weeping, then fine

Stop looking for the reason

Often there is not one. Hunting for a cause turns two minutes of weather into a half-hour investigation.