When babies start walking and talking, they also very quickly start getting themselves into trouble.
And as these hilarious snaps prove, there’s a reason why they call it the ‘terrible twos’.
Exasperated parents from around the world have been sharing pictures online of the very sticky situations their little darlings have gotten themselves into.
Toddlers clearly have a habit of getting stuck in things, as the snaps show them variously caught in frying pans, traffic cones and even, in the case of one hapless tot, inside a fairground grabber machine.
Potty training gone to pot: This toddler managed to get stuck down the toilet
Caught in the act: This little boy managed to get trapped on the kitchen drawers
A big squeeze: This toddler got their head stuck after poking it through a wall
Caught in traffic: This little one managed to get half his body caught in a traffic cone
That’s got to hurt: This proud little boy had to go to hospital to have a saucepan removed from his head
Cheating the system: This little boy found an easier way to get a toy from the near impossible grabbers
Whoops: Another little boy gets his head caught in a household object
It wasn’t me: This toddler had to get his fingers removed from an object he got them stuck in
How did they get in there? This cheeky little one managed to get stuck inside a tree
Baby bag: These parents found a (rather questionable) way to get their toddler from A to B
Toddler flap: This inquisitive tot clearly wanted to try out the cat flap for herself
Looking for coins? This little boy got stuck down the back of the sofa
Locked up: This cheeky child shut himself in a locker, much to the dismay of his parents
Stuck in the sofa: This toddler got their top half caught down the back of the sofa
Trapped in a bucket: This little boy didn’t look very pleased with himself after getting stuck in a bucket
That wasn’t supposed to happen: This little one threw a tantrum after getting stuck in the car
Get me out: This little girl looked very upset after getting stuck in the bannister
Oh dear: This guilty looking little boy had a unique way of blagging a sun lounger
Back seat rebel: This little boy got himself into trouble while in the back of the car
At least it’s not a real one: This boy got himself caught in a rather scary looking statue
Ouch: This boy got himself stuck in a rather humiliating situation
Tantrum: This boy is just moments away from falling off the table
Toilet training is too hard: This little boy couldn’t get the hang of sitting on the toilet seat
Too big for the baby swing: This boy managed to get himself stuck in the swing
Pleased with himself: This toddler looked very smug after he got his head stuck
Don’t look down: This girl managed to get caught on the side of a building
Tree climbing gone wrong: This little boy got caught in the branches and nearly lost his shorts
Help: This child managed to squeezed himself between the wheel and the car
Chairs are hard: This child is still learning how to sit on a chair properly and got caught
No way out: This confused little one realised toilets are not toys a little bit too late
Time for a time out: It took four people to get this little boy out of the chair he got stuck in
Tricking the system: Everyone knows the grabbers are a con, and this little girl found a rather dangerous way to beat them
Fed up: This little boy looked very upset after he got his head stuck
Missing the potty? This little boy got his whole body stuck down the toilet
Not quite: This child was so close yet so far when learning how to use the loo
To the rescue: This little girl had to be rescued by firemen when she got her head stuck
Very thirsty: A whole group of people had to get this boy out of the drinks machine
Sticky situation: His friend just stood there and laughed when he got stuck on a branch
That’s got to hurt: This little girl had to wait patiently for her head to be removed from between railings
Daddy to the rescue: Luckily this girl’s parents were on hand to help her out of the fence
Let me out: This toddler looked very pleased with himself after getting stuck
This was a bad idea: This child looked very annoyed after he got his head caught