Terrible Twos

I have a two year old boy. First time that I am actually staying home and taking care of them especially at that age. He doesn't listen and it seems that I am losing control of the kids. What kind of advice do you have for this tired new stay home mom? Let me know.

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Permalink Reply by DTaggett75 on January 15, 2009 at 12:00pm: Cool. I will try this also. This will help me avoid being late. Recently that has been occurring more often. Thank you.

ECHOage said:
As a mom of two who are now 7, and 10, I found patience and resillience to be helpful.
Be patient enough to take a deep breath, and let your kid have a freak out, be resilient enough to not cave into their wants.
Allow yourself a little extra time when you plan for things in case you get a temper tantrum.
Hope this helps.
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Permalink Reply by DTaggett75 on January 15, 2009 at 12:02pm: Which would explain why it has intensified? Been sick for the past two weeks with strep throat and haven't been myself. Hopefully getting back into a routine will help with his "little adventures".

Tracy Evans said:
Establish a routine and stick to it. This works great with my daughter who is now 27-months. This way she knows what to expect each day. Of course, not everyday is going to be exactly the same. But believe me if you take away the routine even an angel can turn into one devil of a kid. We were away from home for ten days over the holidays. My daughter is great on the go but after a week she really started to lose it. No routine. As soon as we got back home and into her daily routine she was back to her regular happy-go-lucky self.

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Permalink Reply by Erin Young on January 15, 2009 at 12:09pm: oh my! i have a terrible two's daughter - i think everyone will have there own advise but the best i can give is to remember patience. My kids know when i get frustrated and they act on it. i also agree with minnemom to pick and choose your battles. I'm sure your doing great - enjoys these times. :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Lori on January 16, 2009 at 11:13pm: As a mother of 6 older children (ages 7-19), my advice is to remember that he is still just a baby. He may seem old to you, but he's not.

Smile and try to retain your sense of humor, breathe deeply, and give him lots of hugs. You will make it! :-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Nealie on January 17, 2009 at 5:36pm: Our boy is 2.5 and we've just starting having a tough time. I've been looking for lots of discipline techniques online and ordered a few books. I think arming yourself with a ton of information and out-smarting them is the key to keeping your sanity. Good luck to the both of us!

p.s. I've won and lost about 10 times each today. Soccer was great, getting diaper changed was war. Dinner started with time out and ended with me cutting his fish into "fork fish" or finger fish" - letting him decide how to pick it up (we made it a game and he ate!)....best of luck!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rebecca Waterhouse on January 22, 2009 at 9:44pm: I don't have any advice, but I wanted to say that this is exactly I feel most of the time. She just ignores me when I say no, but she understands everything else. It drives me insane!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DTaggett75 on January 23, 2009 at 9:03am: Well at least we are not alone on this one. Maybe that is why they call them the terrible twos.

Rebecca Waterhouse said:
I don't have any advice, but I wanted to say that this is exactly I feel most of the time. She just ignores me when I say no, but she understands everything else. It drives me insane!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rebecca Waterhouse on January 23, 2009 at 11:08am: I don't feel like that really covers it though. Like there really needs to be more adjectives or something...

DTaggett75 said:
Well at least we are not alone on this one. Maybe that is why they call them the terrible twos.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marina Kamen on January 23, 2009 at 11:24am: As a 50 year oold mother of 3 kids who are now teenagers and older...I remeber all too well those years when the kids were in their "terrible twos!" Always wanting to do things on their own without being ready to realize that they may fall...or hurt themselves...or get too loud...etc...
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