Help needed regarding my two year old

My son is turning two at the end of this month and I'm getting the sense that we're in the 'calm before the storm'... mostly at this point it seems like outbursts of energy (running around, throwing his balls and blocks) and some resistance to us. We're used the 1-2-3-timeout method with him for a couple months and it is going quite well even though he's not really old enough to completely understand yet. Usually at '2' he'll stop the bad behavior and move on. But definitely they are starting to really have their own personalities!

Ah the lovely age of two! Dear mummy I am starting to develop my own personallity and though you are still the most wonderful thing in my life I do need to test the boundaries a little bit. As long as you are sure that there is nothing wrong with you little girl, just let her get on with the tantrum, and when she'd finnished carry on with what you were going to do any way. If its a question of choice, we found that you can present any nunmber of single outfits to wear and none will be good enough, however if you select two outfits you are happy with and say you can wear this or this you choose. Of course particularly challenging youngsters will choose the top from one outfit and the bottom from the other, then you have to decide if that's ok all the time and plan the outfits to mix and match, of if you've already met her half way. We had battles over seat belts just stop the car, calmly ask for the arms to be put back inside the straps properly and wait, it might make you 5 minutes late, but the more battles you win (calmly without shouting!) the more she gets used to the idea that you are in charge. Oh and don't forget a cuddle once the world returns to normal again after each outburst ! Good Luck

That is so normal for a two year old. no need to worry, remember the term terrible two? It part of the developmental stage that every child needs to go through. she is now a toddler and toddlers are expected to be difficult and full of tantrums. so be worried if your child is not doing those things because those things are normal for growing up :)