2.5 year old making me CRAZY. Tell me its not just me...

meljas05

Does your 2.5 year old just straight up NOT listen to you???  Ignores you, says NO, avoids what you are saying, etc?

 

I just don't know what to do with her!  I'm considering some sort of reward system or something for when she is actually listening.  I worked with 2 to 2.5 year olds on and off for 4+ years, and I thought I'd be better than this with my own.  My tricks are quickly dwindling and my patience level is just gone.  I guess its because its my own child this is happening, right??  

 I try praising for positive listening, etc.  But now the times she IS listening is just few and far between...  What do you do with your 2.5-ish year old that just won't listen to you?!?!  I'm ready (well, have already done it today) to cry.  HELP with any suggestions you use with your DCs!!  Thank you!! 

AnnapolisLari

It's not just you.

Really.

sooosie

We are right there too, it's not just you and it is frustrating!

DevonPow

Yes. He just started this and it makes me want to gouge my eyes out. I have no idea what to do other than being consistent and assuming that the phase will pass. I praise him for good listening and for the most part try natural consequences as our discipline strategy for not listening. If he doesn't listen for something dangerous (like running away from me on the street) he gets timeouts. I have no magic solution - it sucks.

veloelle

AnnapolisLari:

It's not just you.

Really.

This.

RieTea

you are not alone!

 yesterday was probably the worst day ever with dd and her behavior! She usually is pretty reasonable but yesterday was total defiance...i still feel defeated.

 Oh, and I feel like I have to coerce her or give her a reason to do what I want her to do. At least she will usually do things but not always...so annoying...just do it because I said so please!

Rebekah1021

I am coming off one of the worst weekends ever with DD. I have told and mom that she makes me feel like such a failure.

 

MarchMom06

DEFINITELY not you. I feel your pain. We really struggled yesterday - DH ended up taking the boys out of the house because I couldn't even deal with my own frustration.

springfallwed

It is so not just you. I seriously considered banging my head against a wall yesterday and told DH that DD was cementing her life as an only child so he may as well face it. On top of the no, she will stand and yell at me. As in, I told her she couldn't go outside, she came back, pointed her finger at me and "I WANNA GO OUTSIDE (TODDLER JIBBERISH)" and seriously went on for 2-3 minutes. I am not loving this stage.

Reagan's Mommy

Joining the chorus of "it's not just you".  :-)     "this too shall pass" has become the motto of our house....

ETA: I just noticed your ticker.  I think being pregnant has not helped the situation any.  I know that R is really starting to notice some of the changes-crib set up, baby clothes, pacifiers, etc. and is struggling with wanting to be a big girl, but now all of a sudden wanting to be carried and rocked and treated like a baby. 

jen5-03

DD is excellent at simply ignoring me completely. It's that same skill that men seem to have when watching sports. Apparently they just never lost it.

I told DD to "listen to mama". She looked at me very seriously and said "mama, I don't want to listen" and went back to her toy.

ccm1203

You are not alone.  DD is driving me absolutely batty about 50% of the time.