Toddlers - all stories welcome! even you lurkers...pipe in here :)

2u2wow

i know there was a pp about this...but i'm just wanting to hear about how you are managing and some of the stories and vents of having a toddler!!

DS has been a little terror lately - he's been sick on top of teething and bringing home a new baby so i totally understand he's going to be a little overwhelmed but it's SO hard!! he just walks around upset all the time, throwing stuff, not listening and does stuff (it seems) just to piss us off!  time out doesn't work, and neither does yelling or trying to redirect in a calm voice, or asking nicely....

DH is feeling the pain and getting frustrated - he's been home with us the past couple weeks with new baby.

i'm just wanting to hear about what you're going through and EXAMPLES of what your LO is up to! i know i'm not alone in this and it's hopefully just a phase but i'm looking for a light at the end of this tunnel!!!

LadyXaverian

Nora is going through a slapping phase. It's mostly directed at me but sometimes at DH, too. She slaps when she is frustrated/mad and also when she is super excited about something. Well, last night, we were kind of horse playing. She got really excited and slapped me in the mouth. I stopped playing and very seriously said, "Whoa! You don't hit mommy. Please show mommy gentle." She responded in a sing-songy voice, "Noooooo!" So I said again, "Mommy doesn't hit you, so you don't hit mommy. Please show mommy gentle." She reached up, squeezed my nose, and yelled, "Beep beep!!"

Obviously, I burst out laughing, and then she burst out laughing. She totally kenw that she "won" that round.

Nora: 1; Mommy: 0

GHBEA

We are doing the 1 2 3 Magic and it has worked wonders It's a book on disciplining.

With the new baby here our old methods were not working as well.   With the terrible 2's approaching we wanted something different.  This has been great for us. 

 

Twirple

Chase is going through the "No" phase.  He loves to say No, even when he means yes.  He will ask for a cup of milk.  I'll get it for him and he'll say "No milk.", so I'll put it back in the fridge, then he get's all upset because I put his milk away.

He has also started hitting.  I've tried "We don't hit.  Be gentle.  Can you say you're sorry?"  He'll say "I'm sorry." and then give me a hug and a kiss, but that doesn't stop the behavior yet.

I'm tempted to try 1 2 3 Magic, but I personally hate the counting thing.  I realize that it can be effective, but I can distinctly remember my aunt counting to my cousin and saying "One, two, two-and-a-half, two-and-three-quarters, that's it!  I'm calling your father!"  My uncle was 2,000 miles away at the time.  I have hated the counting thing since then, though I understand that this method can be very effective if used correctly. 

ITGurl0626

Giselle is learning new things everyday.  I have been speaking to her in Spanish a  lot and now I am realizing that she is really comprehending Spanish & even using Spanish words.  I am so excited about that!!!  We also use sign language & she signs to me when she is done eating or when she wants something to drink.

She still isn't putting words together to form sentences yet.  But everyday I notice her vocabulary is incerasing.

She does hit me on the occassion when she is frustrated.  I just grab her arm & put it to her side & tell her "no hitting".  She seems to get it & then gives me a hug & a kiss.  She says "No" a LOT & is constantly testing me.  She will sign to me that she wants milk, juice, & water all at once!  That's when I tell her that she is getting water.

She still lets me wrap her and I am glad about that, I love those snuggles.