Toddler Should Be Spelled O-C-D

First off, I don't actually think my toddler has OCD, I think all this is perfectly normal toddler behavior. I know that kids, especially this young, crave repitition and find comfort in things being in a specific order. Rob and I were just sitting there one night, laughing about how our child, if she was an adult, would be labeled obsessive compulsive because of the following habits:


~ All doors in our house must be shut. She literally walks around, shutting every single door on the second floor and then comes down and does the same thing to the first floor.

~ If she wanted to do something and you tried to help her (or, heaven forbid, even just do it for her), then she will completely undo what you have done and redo it.

~ Whenever we walk into a house, she must immediately sit down and remove her shoes and socks, usually tripping whoever was coming in behind her.

~ If we walk by a curb, she must be allowed to walk along it for a few steps and then jump off.

~ If we walk by grass, she must walk through it. Even that annoying little strip they put in the parking lot for no known reason.

~ Once she finishes a snack, she can't hold the box, wrapper, or napkin it was in. She will keep saying "All done" over and over again, continually getting louder, until you take it.

~ When she takes a bath, she must put every single toy into the tub with her, one by one. When she gets out, she must put them all back, one by one.

~ She asks to wash her hands constantly.

~ She cannot sleep unless fully dressed, no matter how hot her room gets during the summer. If it's really warm, I remove the covers once she is asleep.

~ She must have both her kitty blanket and her princess blanket covering her to sleep. She also needs a sippy cup with water and at least one stuffed animal in bed with her, but it can't be touching her.


Deviating from this list can only end in disaster (or at the very least you risk a major meltdown). Our toddler, the next "Monk".