Do the majority of littles play ages 1-3, and if so, why?

[Nobabies]

Just a bit confused. (That's edited, it used to say "A little confused" but I figured now it may be mistaken for "a little who is confused") My ex-girlfriend was introduced to DDlg by the boyfriend she had after me, and they started doing that. When she tried to introduce me to the concept, I couldn't follow it too easily, mostly because all the little blogs on Tumblr were playing ages 1-3, having sippy cups, pacis, etc. She ended up doing the same, and at one point after breaking up with her second boyfriend, she wanted me to watch her until she could fall asleep with a paci in her mouth.

While family play was an interest of mine before being introduced to the wider CG/L spectrum, I was honestly kind of disgusted by the idea of, well to be blunt, "putting it in a toddler".

 

Age standards for me, at the very least, is like five or six years. If I'm going to be with someone who is playing younger than their real age, I want to feel like they're somewhat developed. I don't remember anyone below four speaking in full sentences. I want that, at least, an age that is appropriate for introducing children to adult responsibilities, like feeding oneself, bathing oneself, putting oneself to sleep, learning things independently, basically having complete sentience and ability to make full use of one's motor function.

 

To be frank, I don't want the extra responsibility of always having to be near, I'd only have to really talk to the little and provide the necessary discipline if they're not being good. But otherwise they'd be able to do a lot of things on their own if need be.

 

If anyone could confirm that they know of, or are involved with, littles playing ages above 4, please tell me if I'm right or wrong. I just feel so much weirder if that's the core threshold. If anyone is offended that plays with a little who plays 1-3, I'm sorry. It's just not my thing. I'm not shaming you or anything, or telling you that you're wrong, I'm just clarifying of my own tastes. I'm sure the people running this forum are all living in countries that have freedom of speech. I am not trying to attack anyone.

 

Thank you all in advance, and I hope to see if anyone is like me.

Edited February 18, 2017 by Nobabies

[Guest Ginger]

I personally don't adhere to an age, but I guess if I had to say, I'd say I'm more of a middle. I don't like sippy cups or pacis. Everyone's different though and you can't really depend on tumblr as a source lol a majority of them prefer baby ages over toddlers and middles. Thus the prevalence of baby related items. That's just my opinion though.

[Guest Plebian]

It's crazy that we live in a world where we have to clarify our intentions and refer to our freedom of speech to simply share an opinion, but hey, not your fault, lol.

 

If you look at it from the "putting it in a toddler" perspective, I can see your point. If you think about it, it's weird. (Un)fortunately for some, the more naughty, weird and wrong things are, the better! Myself included.

 

I can't help but be very intrigued and attracted by regression as a whole, and the more regression during, the better. So I come from the other side. But that definitely doesn't mean it's the only side, and it definitely don't make me feel like I'm part of some norm . But at the end of the day, I'm much more interested in the happiness of the other person, regardless of what age they'd wish to be to achieve that happiness.

[fluffiepinkiecutie]

I am a little who is 1-3 years old, and I'm not offended by your post at all. I just wanna express my opinions on your question about the reason why the majority of littles is 1-3.

I think that being a little, for most people, is about "shutting off" all the responsibilities and worries for some time. The more you regress, the more your caregiver has to take care of you and so, you become more and more free. And this makes you feel relaxed and express yourself in the way you truly are.

Sometimes this world is too big and a little has to take a break.

[Princess-P]

A lot of littles are not 24/7. So for the majority of the day they are a fully functioning adult. Many who regress don't regress during sex. Some littles use diapers and pacifiers as a coping tool or comfort item, some use them because they think they have to in order to be a little and eventually stop when they realize they don't have to be like what they see in the media.

 

Some littles age play and many do not and also don't identify as any age at all. What your seeing is the media portrayed little. The stereotype. What people with a very limited understanding of this dynamic feel a little should be. There's also bandwagon jumpers who dont understand what the dynamic is about but love all the superficial stuff they see on places like tumblr so they just copy that.

 

There are so many different littles, the ones who are true to themselves are so different from each other you can't compare them to anyone else.

[Daddy's_Babygirl]

I don't age play. I am naturally a very bubbly, child-like person. I'm not age X so I do x, y, z. I'm just me so I do what I like. I'm for sure nothing like a 1-3yr old. If I had to put an age on myself I reckon I'd say around 10-16 depending on the day. I'm pretty independent... but still needy. I'm also bratty.

 

Despite not age playing or being a "young" age... let it be known I want my Daddy there when I fall asleep. I want him in bed cuddling me.

 

If you don't want age 1-3... just tell your partner that. But understand her needs and desires matter, too.

[SolarPriestess]

I've noticed a lot of littles (myself included) use their age as more of a face-claim, but adhere to characteristics of children in wide-ranging age-groups, for example:

 

My "little age" I consider to be 3-5, however...

 

I enjoy the occasional pacifier (which is typical of a 1-2 face-claim)

I also enjoy coloring books (indicative of a 4+ face-claim)

I like sippy-cups, but prefer colorful regular plastic cups (this fluctuates between 2-4 and 4+)

 

You see what I mean? Just because I label myself as feeling 3-5, doesn't mean everything I do is indicative of a 3-5 year old. The same case is probably occurring with your friend, despite being 1-2 at heart, she probably enjoys many characteristics and traits of a 3, 4, 5, (etc) year old...

 

What I would recommend you do now?

 

Communicate. Instead of focusing on her "being 1-2 years old," instead sit down and discuss with her what her expectations are. Does she need constant attention? Is she expecting you to physically feed her? Have a long conversation with her, so you can compare your abilities to her needs, so you both can get the most rewarding result out of your ideas. Ask questions, be specific. Don't just use "1-2 years old" as a blanket-statement for what to expect with her. Every little is different, and she will definitely have her own unique set of characteristics and expectations that only a nice, long talk can bring to light. 

 

Good luck, friend!

[Nobabies]

A lot of littles are not 24/7. So for the majority of the day they are a fully functioning adult. Many who regress don't regress during sex. Some littles use diapers and pacifiers as a coping tool or comfort item, some use them because they think they have to in order to be a little and eventually stop when they realize they don't have to be like what they see in the media.

 

Some littles age play and many do not and also don't identify as any age at all. What your seeing is the media portrayed little. The stereotype. What people with a very limited understanding of this dynamic feel a little should be. There's also bandwagon jumpers who dont understand what the dynamic is about but love all the superficial stuff they see on places like tumblr so they just copy that.

I see. So my ex jumped on the bandwagon as well and then got too into it, is what I'm seeing here. That's all I need. Thank you to everyone who replied.

[Harley_Quinn]

Personally I range between 3-7. Daddy doesn't like to play (play time is sexy time) when I'm in the younger ages because I don't want to but also because our play is very uh touchy spanky hurting. And i get to upset.

 

Ive had friends who play younger than I do. And friends who play older than me.

[Princesspoopybutt]

The pacis and sippy don't really say what age a little has for example im usually 3-7 ish im not really sure but I no that I'm able to do quite a lot of stuff when I'm little but I still love a paci when I go to sleep or a sippy partially bit that doesn't mean my little age is in the infant range also you mention how you don't wanna do stuff with someone that's 1-3 you don't have to many little don't like doing big people stuff when they are little Edited February 19, 2017 by Princesspoopybutt