Arlia Cotton named Burnett’s cheekiest toddler | 2024

Described by her mum as 3 going on 13, Burnett’s cheekiest toddler has helped keep a smile on her parent’s face through possibly the roughest year of their lives. Hear little Arlia’s story and find why she was named the region’s cheekiest.

Described by her mum as 3 going on 13, Burnett’s cheekiest toddler has helped keep a smile on parent’s faces through possibly the roughest year of their lives. Hear little Arlia’s story and find why she was named the region’s cheekiest.

During a rough year of hospital visits, Burnett’s cheekiest toddler has been a light for her family while they have grappled with her father’s new life changing diagnosis.

Despite the family’s upheaval, often travelling to Brisbane for her dad Ryan Cotton’s treatment after a spinal infection left him paraplegic, three-year-old Arlia Cotton from Kingaroy never fails to show her cheeky side.

“Anyone who knows this girl knows I am not lying about cheeky,” her mum, Bronte Griffiths said.

“Arlia keeps us all on our toes!”

Two year old Arlia Cotton from Kingaroy has been named the region’s cheekiest toddler of 2024, claiming the title by a landslide 20 per cent of the votes.

With a love of music and dancing, Arlia loves to play by her own rules, always choosing her outfits even if the clothes don’t match.

“She knows what she wants and when,” Bronte said.

“Arlia’s attitude is like a switch she can go from bestie one minute to get away from me the next,” she said.

“We have been staying in hotels every week so she has come to be a bit of a hotel critic as well.”

Owning two dogs at home, Bentley and Bayla, Arlia loves hanging out with them, involving them in her mischievous antics, and sharing her food and toys.

Crowned the region’s cheekiest toddler with a whopping 20 per cent of the votes, Arlia lead the poll with seven votes between her and the runner up, two-year-old Xavier.

According to his mum, Natajah, Burnett's cheekiest toddler runner up, two year old Xavier, was given the nickname cheeky as a newborn, because of his mischievous character.

Just one vote away from second place, 14 month old Cohen and 2 year old Rhett claimed third place.

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