my2guys
10-14-2006, 10:52 AM
Hi! Thank you for taking the time to look at/answer my question. My issue is with my oldest (he turned 3 in May). My friend, who is a school teacher, said that I should ask a pediatrician about what he is doing, as she is concerned that he may have an "issue" maybe OCD. Nate is what I would call "persistant." Not in a "if I bug Mommy enough I will get my way" persistant, but more of a "I need to make sure that xyz is going to happen" kind of a thing. For example, we were just out of town in Disney World. I bought him an autograph book and pen. He wanted to carry them around with him all the time. Sometimes, that was ok, othertimes, like during meals when he would spill, it wasn't. So, we would pry the book/pen from his hands and tell him that he could have it after he ate. He would ask MANY times, "Can I have the book in just a minute?" Even after saying "Yes, Nate," it was the same old question, time and time again. Again, I don't think he's doing this to "wear us down" into giving it to him....it seems as though he just has to ask for reassurance. He does this with other things too...his "Boo" (stuffed bear lovey), when we drop him off at preschool (which he enjoys). When he gets out of the car in the mornings that he goes to preschool...it is always "You going to pick me up?" He asks many times.....we have NEVER forgotten to pick him up!! His teachers say that he asks them if we are going to pick him up as well. My friend is concerned....she says it may be nothing, but the constant need to ask the same question, over, and over, and over....makes her wonder. I personally just thought it was a annoying 3 year old thing. So....is this developmentally appropriate, or do I need to be concerned? Thank you!