For all of us going thru the 18 month phase...

blueLu25 · January 2012

I know there are quite a few with babies around 18 months now- how is everyone coping??

I remember this phase from ds, but OMG the whining, crying, drama. It just helps to know we are not alone, lol! How are you other mamas doing?

WatchPot · January 2012

blueLu25:
OMG the whining, crying, drama. It just helps to know we are not alone, lol! How are you other mamas doing?

Wait, is this 4 YO you're speaking of? Stick out tongue

Alli923 · January 2012

I *think* we're finally coming out of it a little now at 23 mos. I'm sure it will rear its ugly head again, but I'll take just a little bit of peace while I have it.

The whining was driving me NUTS! Everything was a high-pitch, drawn out, nasally sound. Blech! And over the dumbest things. Putting socks on, brushing teeth, oranges instead of pears for lunch, I cut her waffle wrong, there's not enough milk in the cup. And on and on and on.

Emeraldcitydiva · January 2012

DD isn't much of whinner but she gets mad, folds her arms and says "No" to everything SMH. She bites, pinches, punches and slaps SMH. I'll be glad when she outgrows this phase. DS will be too, he was peaceful at that age.

blueLu25 · January 2012

WatchPot:
blueLu25:
OMG the whining, crying, drama. It just helps to know we are not alone, lol! How are you other mamas doing?

Wait, is this 4 YO you're speaking of?

Oh no, dont say that! And how are you 37 weeks already????

Irishsapphire · January 2012

He is driving me crazy. I ordered the Happiest Toddler on the Block. I am hoping that this is a phase. It does not help that I am pregnant and just found out that I am further along than I thought I was.

omangie · January 2012

oh...my...exhaustedness I had to kill an hour last night, so we went to the mall with no stroller. He wasted about 20 minutes total of that throwing himself on the floor. No yelling or movement, just laying on his back, but won't stand up if I try to pick him up. Fun times, right? lol He's not a great talker yet, so lots of things come out as "eh", and heaven forbid you get the wrong thing. So yes, I will commisserate with ya

I totally forgot about the Happiest Toddler... I am going to have to check that out!

StellaZ · January 2012

We started L&L at around 18mos, and it worked wonders. He still gets upset over silly little things, but so much as a swat at either of us or the dog is a "too bad" time out and it has really curbed any real bad behavior. His "tantrums" are very mild. I think it's a combination of a mostly mellow/happy kid (thank goodness!) but ALSO instituting consistent discipline early (earlier than they recommend, oops).

ATT&BTT · January 2012

I just started read 123 magic & I will have to look into happiest Toddler. . . . She wants me all the time!!!! Only time I get is when she is a sleep!

kaskade · January 2012

Oi yes. And the hard part is being consistent - daycare is great, I like to think I am consistent, but DH sometimes has different priorities. [i.e., his baby girl has him wrapped around her finger]

Resulting in a child who knows how to work the system

suzie711 · January 2012

kaskade:

Oi yes. And the hard part is being consistent - daycare is great, I like to think I am consistent, but DH sometimes has different priorities. [i.e., his baby girl has him wrapped around her finger]

Resulting in a child who knows how to work the system

This is us too .. I *Try* so hard to be consistent but for some reason I have been exhausted lately and it's so hard to deal with the whining and tantrums! And he doesn't talk very well, so there are a lot of tantrums if I don't get what he wants right ..

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