Is this just a stage?

Thats what I've been doing. Our daughter is giving "terrible twos" new meaning lol. She doesn't whine and run to her room though, she'll throw herself to the floor and scream and cry. She has always been mischievious, but its getting out of control. When you try to discipline her she most the time just laughs at you. We're just waiting it out and hoping she gets better. We encourage her when she does something nice and hope that she responds to that. Shes got a new baby brother coming in a few weeks which will hopefully not make things worse.

he has become disrepectful and bossy. but i've been assured that it's perfectly normal. although it's normal behaviour. I don't think it's acceptable, so i have been a little more strict with his discipline and i think i'm making some headway. I think you must put your mind to rest

i think they will, every kid goes through their periods where they get a lil outta control, my second oldest has been at that stage since he was 1 now he's 4 lol!

My son is 2 and he does that. We don't even have to say anything to him, if he did something wrong to his baby brother and we start to get up he runs to his room. That is one of his punishments though is going to his room so before we say it, he does it. We just him go too, cause he would have ended up there anyway for what he did to his brother. I let him cool off and come out when he is ready and he is usually a little better then.

I am sure you hope its a stage, and to put your mind to rest. I am going to tell you it is, and they will grow out of this.

Nothing says discipline like a belt lol...of course thats only me .

As the mother of two sons I have always said I expierenced the "terrible threes". My sons were angels at two and terrible at three. I will say in my case by the time they were four they had worked themselves through the majority of it. Thank goodness. I understand completely understand where you are coming from but it does get better.

My son started doing that right before he turned 3. I think the 3's are much worse than the 2's.

I was one of those parents who simply did not understand what all the fuss was about with the "terrible two's" as my son was great, he's almost 3 now, and it's like he has become a completely different person. It is amazing to me. I have upped the discipline def. He recieved 6 time outs yesterday.. and it's not even noon today and he's already had 2 and I just sent him to an early nap, because he is so whiny. He has become very disrespectful, and bossy. but I've been assured that it's perfectly normal. Although it's normal behavior, I don't think it's acceptable, so I have been a little more strict with his discipline, and I think I'm making some headway.. (only time will tell). I think the best course of action is to find a discipline that works well, and do it consistently, even if it means he spends half of the day in the naughty spot. (: My son HATES time out, he'll be on his way to time out begging for a spanking instead! He's only in there for 3 minutes, but I think it's the longest three minutes of his life! (; If my son is unusually whiney, or unhappy, I'll send him to his room to regroup. I'll tell him, that he can come out when he is happy and smiling, and ready to talk normally, if he's going to whine, he must return to his room, until he can behave. it usually works well. Good luck, I know this stage sure does take a lot of patience. (;

I found the errible three's to be much worse, lol....but I waited for the fantastic fours and it was so much better..Mine was a girl who could turn on the tears at any given moment, now she is a peaceful litle person...I sent her to pre-school three days a week to get some peace, it may work for you!