Now I know what T2 really means...

Oh, my! The joys of parenthood. I used the search words "firm" and "consistent" and came up with MANY interesting web sites about how to deal with children at this stage. Enjoy, because soon enough you little boy will be all grown up and gone from home. But he will still love his mom1

I think our son didn't have much tantrums when he was two but he ran and ran a lot. LOL. He was really tiring because he wanted to walk alone without any adult next to him. He just loved walking, running and playing. He only cried when he was already hungry and sleepy. Just try to talk to your son. Try to stop him from crying. Don't yell or shout at him, maybe he'll cry a lot more louder. LOL. I hope he will stop having his tantrums soon. Thanks for sharing and happy mylotting.

That's pretty bad. I hope you can get through it with your sanity intact.

Yes, it will stop, you won't know the day or time and you probably won't even note it. It will just happen and then one day you'll see a mom going through the same thing and you'll promise her that it will end too. Kids are work, hard work, they are extensions of us, we want the best for them but we also want the best from them. They aren't robots, they have feelings and hurts and when we see those for what they are we can cater to their personalities even better. My daughter has a soft heart for animals and I take her to the pound to see them all the time. My son is turning 13 soon, he's getting a mouth on him and I let him get a few digs in before I set him straight. They will learn if you teach them so I have to be aware when its lesson time. They grow out of their tantrums, then they grow up. Hang in there, love at the end of the day cures all.

oh my, oh my. I have a son who is almost 14 months. Am I going to experience this so called terrible two too when he turns 2? Haha. He's such a bundle of joy now, learning a lot of tricks, learning to speak, playing and laughing all the time. But what about when he turns 2? Oh well, it's all about children anyways. I guess they will all pass this stage. I'll just have to be prepared. :-) I agree when you said "my heart just melts..." Sigh, yes, what a wonderful feeling it is to have a child, his smile, laughter, really heartwarming. Goodluck to you and take care. :-)

My sister's son is now one and five months old and he's pretty much like that already. For sure he's going to be a terrible two in months. My sister has been having sleepless nights because he doesn't want to go to sleep. He cries everytime he's taken into the bedroom because he likes to play outside and watch his videos on TV even if it's 12 midnight already. During daytime my sister's having a hard time feeding him because he wants to play and he's a picky eater. My other sister has a two and nine month old daughter and she's a very terrible two even if she's going to be three years old in February. She's hyperactive and restless that she always gets bruises and bumps. My sisters don't need to workout, their kids are enough to burn the calories. The tantrums will lesses as they grow I think. You're right just a smile and a laugh and words you can't even understand and all the tiredness and annoyance is gone :)

there are so many T2s in the world, I got confused as to what you were referring to.