how are the terrible twos?

GromMom

Is anyone escaping it so far? Ds is very clingy and very opinionated. Last night he threw himself on the ground on the playground crying because dh snapped an open snap on his shirt that I couldn't get snapped earlier and I decided it wasn't worth the fight. He in general will voice his opinion by screaming or crying, what happened to my mellow baby? I guess in exchange he's been like a sponge, repeating lots of new words, nothing to the level if some of the other kids I read about and see but I'm pleased. How are your Los doing?

littleredfish

DD could be MUCH worse I feel, so far it's more like living with my severely bipolar sister. One second she's crying and screaming over the most mundane thing like asking her if she wanted her shoes taken off, then 5 minutes later she comes running up to me laughing and wants to hug me WHILE I take off her shoes. It's a roller coaster. We've started "breaks" where if she's having a tantrum she has to go sit on the stairs or chair or whatever accommodates where we are and she has to sit there while she cries and when she's done she can come and rejoin us. Not a punishment really, just no rolling on the ground screaming scenes, it's contained to one area lol.

ELF4321

Rollercoaster is a good description, especially if you're riding on it blindfolded and have no idea what's coming next.

MelissaMiso

I consider DD my rapid cycling bipolar baby. Luckily, when she has a crying/screaming fit, we don't react and model how she should ask for something nicely and she calms and asks nice. Sometimes if she can't get something she'll go on for about a minute and I just tell her "I know you're upset" or "I'm sorry you're upset but you can't have (such and such)" and give her a hug. She's learning pretty quickly that fits won't get her what she wants. Luckily, DH needed a little "training" in not giving in. He's gotten better.

GromMom

Glad to know I'm not alone, but I am curious if there are some kids that are just a delight right now and totally easy at 2

picklesx

He has become very independent and wants to do everything himself - open the back door to let the dog out, "change" his own diaper, buckle himself into his car seat, comb his hair, pick out his clothes for the day, etc. There are a lot of very quick tantrums daily at home. He's been on a hitting and throwing toys kick lately and thinks it's a game when we put him in the corner for time out, so that I think has been our biggest struggle is getting the discipline to stick. We are consistent with time outs and taking toys away when he cant play nicely and explaining to him why he is in time out but he just thinks it's funny. It's frustrating. On the other hand, he is picking up on SO much. His language is pretty impressive - he uses a lot of adjectives and has a lot of detail when he speaks about something. He looooves to talk.

mrsshawnavanb

My LO sounds like all the rest posted here. She all of the sudden is insistent on doing a lot of things herself and definitely has her moments. Like, throwing herself on the floor screaming crying over what seems like no big deal to us. We have started time outs. She just has to sit in a chair until she calms down.

ebl2

Just like everyone else, I feel as if DD is bipolar. One minute she is happy and laughing then the next she's screaming crying and rolling on the floor. She has to do EVERYTHING by herself and if you do it for her she throws a fit. Even if you ask her to do something 5 times and then just do it yourself she throws a fit because I did it. DH and I have had some rough days with her and it doesn't help that she has started to refuse naps for the past week. DD has always dropped her naps earlier, I felt, than the rest of our LOs but I was really hoping she wouldn't drop her one and only nap until she was at least 3. It is so hard to get work done around the house when I constantly have her wanting me to play with her, potty training, flipping out and not taking naps. I guess this was more of a vent for me. Thanks for listening. 

GromMom

Glad to know I'm not alone, we say the phrase passive resistance a lot here. Today lo cried for about 45 min because he didn't want to wear shorts, so we missed playing in the park with friends.

samstorks

Thank goodness I'm not alone! I feel like DD is really learning a lot, but patience and being calm is something she can't comprehend. She wants me to make her a specific food, but throws a tantrum when I have to set her down in order to do it. Or heaven help us if I can't turn bubble guppies on the instant it comes out of her mouth. We're trying very hard to stay calm and show her how to behave properly, and I think we'll get there one day. Hang in there guys.