2 year old (need I say more)

[angelcharmed]

Hiya

I have a little girl and she was 2 a couple of weeks ago. Everyone kept telling me about the terrible 2's and I knew they were coming but I never reailsed how much my little 'angel' was going to change from when she was nearly 2 last November to how she is now.

I just wondered if anyone had any tips for how to ride out this change or anyone has any experience and can tell me how long the tantrums; loving the sound of shouting NO; smacking; not sleeping propery; moodyness etc etc is going to last.

I love my little girl and she is the best thing to have happend to me in my whole life. I am just having a little moan here.

Marie

[AshleyE]

Ah The terrible 2's I remember those my oldest has been going through them for 8yrs LOL no I am just kidding and what you need to do is have patents she is just testing her limits so set some boundries and let her know you are still in charge start trying new punnishments like time outs taking away tv time or a faverite toy do what works best and good luck oh and for your nerves take a long hot bath while she is in the bed fast asleep.

Ashley

[angelcharmed]

Thanks. Am finding this week hard as I am usually at work everyday and she is in nursery but we both have to be at home this week as she has chicken pox. Yesterday was ok but today has been difficult. I don't think we are used to spending this much time together. It just confirms what I always knew when I said I would always go back to work full time after 6 months and I think the nursery has helped her come along in a lot of areas really well so it works for both of us.

Am going to take her out in the pushchair tomorrow for a long walk in the morning and see if that helps both of us.

I love her more than anything else in the world and more than I'll ever love anything or anyone but I've not found that any of this has come naturally like it does for some people.

I don't know really. I'm rambling a bit cuz I'm having a bad few days. It's probably not as bad as it seems right now.

Marie

[loopy lou]

hey, the terrible two's as they are called are when the child starts to gain there independance. They push the limits as they want to see how far they can push them. They do not do it to hurt of harm you, as far as they are concerned you are just a bystander caught in the explosion. Don't take it personally, them don't mean it tobe. my lil' cousin is a terror, but he annoys himself more than his mum, she allows him to go so far, then she will come down to his level and 'explain' why what he is doing is wrong, because then he can understand, not just see it as another barrier to cross. If he still persues it he resides on the naughty step for 2 minutres, sometimes he tries to escape, but he gets put back on, after he calms down and has sat for a whole 2 mins, without getting up once, he goes into the living room with his mum and they talk aboput it. He still misbehaves, hes a child. But his mum accepted that it wasn't an attack at her, this helped her alot.
Good luck with your daughter.
Louise xxx

[aLLyNjAIdYnMaMa]

hmm allison isnt 2 yet, she almost is though. im not to worried about the whole terrible 2's thing i mean shes only going to be 2 and i know shes gonna do annoying stuff anf destructive stuff lol but she has been doin that sinse she was 1. unfortunatly you just have to put up with it and make sure they know whos boss. also i learned that if you ignore her when she is doing something to annoy you or wont stop when you tell her no, when you ignore her they realize that you dont care and they are gettin bored with doin it lol. that one always works with ally then she moves on to her next thing.

tori
ally
jaidyn

[Spancill Hill]

My neighbour has three kids, Madison, who is six, Liam, who is four, and Mikalya, who turned two yesterday.

I used to babysit Maddy all the time, and she was an angel, up until the age of about three and a half. I always thought she would never go through that 'terrible twos' stage, because she was past that age, but I guess she gained her 'independance' a little late!

She turned from a perfect angel into a right little horror head, and she still is one today, sad to say. Although still adorable-one of the cutest kids you'd ever see-she is bossy, especially with her younger brother, and rude to her parents, who do nothing to disipline her, so she keeps getting away with her behaivior.


It is important for you, as a parent, to set rules. If your daughter acts up, punish her. Don't spank her, just send her to her room for two minutes. Let her chill out. She will soon realise that when she is naughty, she will be sent to her room, and Mummy won't be happy with her.

Good luck!;)