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Old Jul 12, 2015, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by lolagrace View Post
You might try a bit of ignoring of the behavior. Two-year-olds can be interesting that way. My son developed a "limp" about that age that was highly convincing, although not constant and he didn't really complain of pain. After doctors visits, x-rays, bone-scans, etc. and finding absolutely nothing wrong, we took the stance of simply ignoring it and it went away without the attention he was getting. We think it was something he picked up simply from watching his father walk (his dad has a physical condition that creates a limp).
A toddler who won't (or can't) open his eyes for HOURS? That needs medical attention yesterday.

It doesn't sound like your son was trying to get attention, it sounds like he was imitating behavior he saw. That's what children do. How else would they learn?