Dr. Harvey Karp said in his book, The Happiest Toddler on the Block, that toddlers should be thought of as little cavemen. His website explains:
Cavemen were stubborn, opinionated, and not too verbal. They bit and spat when angry, were sloppy eaters, hated to wait in line, and were negative, tenacious, distractible, and impatient…sound familiar? (No wonder, the first chapter of THE HAPPIEST TODDLER is named “Help! There’s a Neanderthal in My Kitchen!”)
I always thought this was a funny comparison, until yesterday.
After completely trashing the living room during a tantrum, Cordy grabbed her Dora doll by the hair and dragged her away in a huff.
Suddenly, it all makes sense. She is a little cavewoman.
I guess I need to brush up on my caveman-to-English translation.
Ug.
She is way too sweet to have made all that mess….
It was you wasn’t it Cavemamma!!!!!
LMAO. She IS a little cavewoman. That picture of her dragging her dolly by the hair out of her “cave” is priceless.
Looks like my house (I’m living with a cavewoman too).
This is such a great post! What a funny comparison! I’d never heard it like that before. haha.
LOL. I love it. I also love how we, as mothers, are constantly armed with a camera. Our children. will. hate. us. LOVE IT!
I read that book! It makes sense, but I feel silly speaking to Aveline in caveperson talk.
Aveline hasn’t become the dreaded caveperson yet, but I do have Captain Caveman as my spouse. Grrr…don’t even get me started on his latest antics. I am a very cranky pregnant woman.
She is so fricking cute! We have to get them together once I pop out this kid.
Wow, that’s a really good comparison! Not only is she a warrior princess, she’s a cavewoman!
I can already see it coming out in my daughter. Toddlerhood is going to be no fun around here!
Now how can that sweet little girl in the second photo be a caveman! She’s so innocent and sweet looking! … ha! I’ve got two cavemen of my own. They may look sweet and innocent (sometimes) but they’re anything but!
I have total cavemen…my house looks like that EVERYDAY.. She is way too precious! 🙂
She does the same thing Dawson does. Creates a mini tornado and then leaves the area of destruction.
I don’t know how to deal with it. Any advice?