Terrible two's

I am so very fed up of the terrible two situation. Till my daughter turned two I used to think that terrible two was a myth and it didn;t necessarily happen, but one month down the lane, I am exhausted. She is bored of everything. As evening comes she gets more and more restless, doesn't want to take an afternoon nap, won;t play alone even for a second, fuss about her food and cries and cries if I try to discipline her. she just got this habit now of crying on everything and geting things done. I am in a shock at such a drastic change, she was such a happy baby, non fussy about food and always played by herself. Nothing seems to be working now. A couple of things i started doing are, take her down for a walk more often, twice a day if possible, try and get her interested in books and have started sending her to a day care for 2 hours twice a week, just so that she plays with other kids.

wow..we are in the same boat..My son is also 2 and a half years old..And oh my god, I'm exhausted.. He is very active and does not know the meaning of the owrd "sit"..lol..I will share few things with you which were told to me. Minimise the usage of teh word "NO".I know it is difficult..But still now that he can understand your words, tell him the consequence of the action. Eg.Instead of telling him "No" to play in hot son, you can tell him ,"The weather is not good. I will let you to play out in the evening". Be firm while disciplining. I know they never listen to our words. The best way is to raise your voice little. There should be a difference in your voice while you speak to hima nd while you discipline him.. My best wishes to you to handle your son..I need your wishes too ..lol..

Oh my youngest is just turned 2 and I think the only way to discipline is to be consistent its not the method you use but that you use it every single time and soon enough they learn that their actions have consequences! It passes my eldest is 4 and half now and isnt like it, we get back chat instead lol!

Hello! Ah, yes, I remember the terrible twos! It wasn't so long ago that my second child passed that stage! You just have to be consistent in whatever method of discipline that you use. Kids are kids and will continue to be (smile), so be sure to set a solid foundation of rules and limitations and stick by them. If you have to remind your child over and over again then that is just what it takes. It's definately not safe to run away in parking lots so if you have to take away his favorite toy or something of that matter when he does so - just make sure you do it consistently and also explain everytime why mommy did that and why it's not ok for that behavior to remain. Kids are very smart and will test you to the limits! Now I just have to wait for my third to get there! I have a few years though :-). Hope this helps! And yes, it does end - but beware, new phases begin!

His terrible two phase will end very soon. Before you know it he will be speaking in full sentences and going to kindergarten. Don't rush his growing, you will miss it when he is older. As to the running away in the parking lot..he is curious as to how far he can take you and if he doesn't get in trouble every time he does it then he will continue this behavior. You must be consistent. That is the key. I don't know how you discipline your child and i'm not here to judge, just whatever it is that you do...be consistent. Eventually he will learn that he can't get away with running from you. He is two yrs old...he gets very excited about everything he is learning. He won't listen to you because he isn't interested in what you have to say. Talk to him on his level and he will listen to you.