My toddler has started issuing orders all the time! Is this normal?

Your once helpless baby is learning fast, and now that he or she has mastered words (or at least enough to interact with the world verbally), your child is going to want to test out those skills, and see how they work.
 
That’s one of the reasons your toddler has suddenly become bossy. He or she is testing, to see how much influence they exert on the world. When your child shouts ‘Stop!’ even when you’re doing something, they like, they don’t really want you to stop – they just want to see what the reaction is.

Likewise, many of the other commands your toddler is issuing. He or she wants to see whether you respond when you hear the word ‘look’ or whether you will help them with something when they ask for help.

This last order is actually a huge milestone in your child’s development too – it indicates that instead of them being frustrated and giving up when a toy won’t work, or when they can’t do something else, your child is realising that you can be of assistance. That’s the beginning of problem solving!

Make sure you teach your child good manners at the same time. As long as your child is remembering to add a please or thank you to those orders, its fine for him or her to keep testing this particular limit.