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Looks like maybe the Terrible Twos hit early

GuitaristsGirlGuitaristsGirl
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I have no idea what happened to my precious, loving child.  It's like one day a week or so ago, a switch just flipped. 

He's almost 18 months old, he's gettin in 2 eye teeth, he has a summer cold. . . poor guy has a lot going against him, and it breaks my heart!!  But I'm also super frustrated and feeling completely helpless.

I feel like I can't communicate with him at all - he's even refusing (or has forgotten how, or something) to use his signs.  I'm praying for the day he can actually use his words when I beg him to. . .  but, since I hear that the threes are worse than the twos, maybe not!  Oh, and I suppose then I'll know for sure that he's blatantly ignoring me rather than just not understanding me Crying

He is freakishly dependent on routine (especially when he's not feeling well), and I do my very best to respect that and set him (and us) up to not fail.  He's also much better one-on-one, so I thought maybe he just needed some extra time and TLC. . .so yesterday I had DH take DD to daycare, and I took DS out for a special breakfast. It was lovely!  Until I took him to daycare. . . then it was the absolute worst drop off yet. 

 The one thing we always had going for us is that his bedtime routine works like a trick and he goes down like a charm. . . until last night, and now we've even lost that!

I'm really at a loss, and really hoping that he shakes some of this once his teeth come in and etc., and that it doesn't keep up for the long haul.  I'm also telling myself things will get better, once he gets language skills, and once DH and I get better and knowing how to handle things. . . but for now?  MIL invited us over to swim this weekend and I don't even want to do that because I don't trust what kind of mood he'll be in.

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Re: Looks like maybe the Terrible Twos hit early

  • MyColonyNJMyColonyNJ

    ugh - sorry he is being such a crank - we are having similar issues.  Plus it is super frustrating (for both of us I am sure) that Cora does not talk.  She does use some signs, but it sucks when she wants something and I can't figure it out.

    Hope it gets better for you soon

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  • mrsolsenk12mrsolsenk12
    The terrible two's can start at 18 months. I remember that. It does get easier once they can communicate better. However our pedi calls it "the terrific two's and the terrible three's"
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  • MouseygailMouseygail member
    hopefully this is just a quick phase based on the cold, teeth, etc. and you have a little bit longer reprieve!  man..i am soooooo dreading this!!!  I can already see my little guy's fiestiness emerging..he doesn't want help and has started yelling back at me when I tell him no...ha!
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