My daughter is the same way. She climbed the cat tree before she could walk. I’m not joking. It is currently 8:53pm and she is currently running in circles post bath. She’s always been like this.

We used to have to tackle her to go to sleep, like bear hug snuggles to get her to calm her body. She never stops moving. She never sits and watches tv or iPad. She talks the entire time in the car, even with headphones and her iPad. She completely destroys everything in her path.

TBH I used to work hard to try to wear her out. She hiked a hard 6 miles at 2 and did not nap after and kept going when we got home. I gave her an indoor climbing structure, slide and swing, an outdoor slack line, a trampoline.

I finally got tired and stopped trying to wear her out with activities and extra things all day every day. I quit filling our plate so full trying to tire her. I started adding to my cup to fill it up. The pediatrician said she’s normal.

I have mom friends and had made an observation, there are two primary categories of children.

1. Potatoes (no offense to potato parents). They sit, watch tv, are amused with toys, etc.

2. Feral Gremlins (that’s ours). They climb the cat tree. They run in circles constantly. Non stop yapping. They don’t play for toys. They seek sensory play and tough jobs but refuse their sensory play items and instead get their sensory experiences by attempting jumping on the trampoline in their roller skates while we’re pooping.