Anyone else’s toddler obsessed with circles?

Question

I brought this up to my pediatrician and she didn’t seem worried but my toddler loves circles and spinning. He circles objects (like a tree or puddles etc) over and over again. He runs around our kitchen island in a circle for 10-15 minutes at a time. He also loves spinning in circles until he gets dizzy. 
Is anyone else’s toddler doing this? It’s making me worried because he does it so much!

Answer

Google why do toddlers love to spin and there’s a few really great articles that pop up.
Toddlers actually have to learn to navigate and process 7 senses. The basic five plus two others called Vestibular and Proprioception which grownups don’t even think about. 
Vestibular sense is our perception of the pull of gravity and movement within a space. Kids learn this well through jumping, sliding, climbing, and....spinning!!!
Proprioception is  our perception of our body parts and how they are moving in relation to the space around us. You can clap your hands with your eyes shut but a toddler probably can’t. You know if you throw your arm out at a close range to me, you’ll hit me, but toddlers don’t have that kind of perception and control.
All of the physical activity your child does teaches them this and they don’t master it until around 6-7. Let them spin. Studies have shown that kids who move more as toddlers are ironically better at sitting still in school because, get this, they have learned to control their body’s energy! How cool is that?
Okay, done ranting now...but I must add, you should ignore any posts on this thread about autism. Is your child developmentally delayed in other ways or exhibiting unusual and troublesome behavior (aside from normal toddler ridiculousness!) or has their pediatrician raised concerns at checkups? Bet not. Ignore the autism posts. 💕

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my boyfriend does therapy for autistic kids aside from real estate (i know weird combinations) but autistic kids do repetitive behavior like this however it is worrisome if your toddler also has delayed speech or any other delayed behavior. if everything else is good development wise, i wouldn’t worry too much because toddlers do repetitive behavior all the time and turn out to be completely fine

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It’s totally normal! They love to feel the sensation of being dizzy lol! Like a roller coaster for a toddler!

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My 4 and 2 yr old love this!  I think it’s normal-I just don’t want them to bang their heads anywhere.  After a while-I tell them to cut it out or distract w other activities. 😂

Anyone else’s toddler obsessed with circles?

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