New phase-not enjoying

dette7820

So.. apparently my DD has started biting- but only at daycare- not at home. How would you handle this?

 

Also- tantrums.. full fledge screaming and hitting- when this happen I hold down her hands and say "That is not nice, we don't hit" and she does it again, so I do it again..

Also- trying to change her diaper.. she now continues over and over to flip while trying to put on her diaper.. this is NOT fun, and I can't figure out how to reprimand this one, as she isn't misbehaving, but needs her diaper on.. and the minute I turn her back over, she is back to flipping.. even if I hold her down- which makes her scream..

 anythoughts? and really- I thought terrible twos would wait a bit.. she is only 15 months..

dette7820

And really-will this last years???

 

I know- get out the magic 8 ball..

animalcrckers

my DD has, and i think will always be, a diaper flipper. i've never found a solution for it that works for her other than having someone else talk to her while i do it. but of course, that cant work all the time. i've just learned to put diapers on upside down. now that she's older she doesnt flip as often, usually its only when she really wants to get down and play.

 the hitting phase she went through rather quickly. i did the same thing, i just told her no each time. she got it soon enough. and sorry i have no advice on the biting but good luck!

LoCarb

My DD started her terrible two's at 15 mo. also.  It started in daycare with the hitting (they're obviously learning it from other kids). Now she acts out at home too. We tell her why it's wrong (like you) and have enforced time out.  That worked for a while...We have also taken away privileges from her (mean, I know) but she loves shoes and we would ask her to take them off.  Again, this worked for a while but has grown ineffective.

Temper Tantrums we have learned to ignore while at home.  If we're in public we quickly make our escape no matter how much she is inconveniencing us.   Most of her tantrums are at home, though.

Diapers-have you tried to draw a design on them like a smiley face to get her attention to stay still while you change her?  She may like the refreshing change other than a disney character?   Can you post a picture on the ceiling to attract her attention to one position?  If she likes to dance, you can play music during this time or sing a song.  These suggestions may not work forever but may help until she becomes bored again.

 

hersheykiss

Tantrums, we ignore them. We tell her when she is ready to act nice, we will talk/play/have fun again.

Diapers, change her on the floor.

Biting, I would discuss it with DCP and let DCP handle it.

hokies94

DS had a hitting and diaper flipping stage.  The hitting has stopped or at least slowed down a bit.  He only hits me and it's now down to once every few weeks where it was a daily occurrence.  Whenever he would hit me I would hold his hand and say we don't hit.  I also tried not to give him a reaction which he seemed to enjoy.  Once he stopped getting a reaction from me it decreased. 

For diaper flipping, probably not the most pc answer, but when he was flipping a lot, I changed him on the floor with one leg over his stomach so he couldn't roll.  He screamed the entire time but it's the only way I can do it without getting poop everywhere.  Trying to distract him just didn't work and prolonged the diaper change I've perfected the art so diaper changes were super quick.  He grew out of this phase after a few months.  He still does it occasionally but not every time.