A friend of mine told me last week that she and her hubby are dealing with terrible two. “Our daughter is 2 years old going on 3 in November. She started the "terrible-twos" right after she turned one. The last couple of months have been a struggle due to her "terrible-two behaviour” Everything has to be her idea, or she won't do it. My husband and I have tried to disciple her when she does something wrong, but time-outs, patting her on the diaper or hand, etc. does not phase her any. She just looks at you like what. She goes right back to doing it again. She has a tantrum like I have never seen in a child before. She throws fits,hits, tries to bite, throws things, etc. You can't do anything to her to stop it. My husband and I feel embarrassed to take her public because of what she does. When we're in public it doesn't happen all the time. I try to work with her, but it seems hopeless” she asked me if I have any advice on what herself and her hubby can do to deal with the issue.
Funny enough another friend of mine told me the same time two days ago “My little boy turned into a little Devil when he turned two last week! I don’t know how to deal with all the tantrums and tears and saying NO NO NO all the time. Its mega stressful please give me some advice and tell me it won’t last a year”. Lol
What do you think they can do to stop these tantrums? Let us have your comments and advise.
Yes, they are identical but you are aware of exercising independence and all that parenting toddlers stuff. So you pause and let her pick. She grabs the one on the right. You begin to shut the fridge door thinking we are done.
And throws it on the floor. This one is even more offensive. So you pick it up, put it back and she grabs the one on the left this time.
Except she can't open it. So you do something stupid.
In case you had forgotten what the "terrible twos" were like. Let me remind you using this scenario. A 24 month old wanted yogurt. Or "fogurt" as some toddlers say. So you open the fridge to find three identical containers of yogurt.
She is peering in behind you and wants to pick.
Apparently she has made a mistake. The yogurt on the right is no good. So you put the offending yogurt back and she grabs the middle one.
And she throws herself on the floor along with the yogurt. Clearly, the worst yogurt ever. When she calms down she goes back to her original choice. The one on the right. A wise choice. She is happy with her final choice and she is ready to eat it.
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