Terrible two's(MOM;s)

[acatalina]

I have a 2 year old grandson.
How do you ladies handle the fits.
Everytime i take something off him he throws stuff and throws himself on the floor.
Lately it is give me what i want or i will scream.
Then , the store. Forget it. Won't sit in either part of the buggy. Wants to run and terrorize. I won't take him to the store by myself anymore. I was soooo embarrased.

Maybe i need super nanny.
Anne
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[Boybert]

LOL Anne! I'm not laughing at you, b/c I have the same issues. My son, Aiden, will be 2 in April, and that sounds a lot like the stuff he can do. Aiden gets mad if I turn him in the direction he doesn't want to go or take something away from him. If I try to move him, he plops himself down on the floor or even hurls himself on the floor. Sometimes he does this in stores, but for the most part he deals. He does like riding in the grocery cart, though.

Yeah, it can be embarassing, but, I guess I'm just used to it so it doesn't bother me as much. Sometimes I will leave and go home if I can (like if we are with friends and he acts like a loon) but I can't always leave from where I am...so he just has a fit and then we're done. I do tell him in simple terms what he CANNOT do so he is used to hearing that. Two years olds don't really have the capacity to understand reasoning so it has to be about giving vs. taking away. If he acts up at home, I just plop him in the crib for a few minutes to cool down. Hope this helps some. Hey, if you see the super nanny, tell her i said c'mon over for a spell


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Debbie

 

[acatalina]

Oh forget the crib. And won't sit for time out.
He crawls right out of thr crib. He is in a big bed now.
He is a monkey. He climbs everything.
The one day i called my Dh and said talk to him.
Then i gave steven the phone and said call Europe I don't care just be good till we get out of here.
Also after taking him off the bottle. No naps.
He won't.
He has to get his front teeth capped from bottle rot. We had to pull it.
He must have soft teeth. Nicole was on it till 3 and never a problem.
It is just soooo frustrating. It has been bitter cold , so we can't get out side.
Tv is about 10 min.He likes Dora. It doesn't take much to change his attention span though.
Anne

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[lov2bfit]

Anne, I have a 2 year old girl, and believe me it is NOT easy! She has more energy than I can even fathom. When she throws her fits I either just walk away and go into another room or tell her to go cry in her room. Then she just runs in her room, cries for a little while and then comes out as if nothing happened. It has seemed to work the best for me.

Good luck!!!;-)

Katie

 

[dorothyrd]

I remember those days. With my son, I tried to prep the trip to where ever with a talk about how he was expected to behave. How to handle the feelings that made him throw the tantrums. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it did not, and it was a long process. He was finally somewhat civilized by age.....oh 5? My daughter did not have any of these issues. I don't know if it was because she sucked her thumb, so when angered, she just popped it in her mouth, or whether it was because at 2 she only weighed 20 pounds, so could not get her way because she was too light to handle.

So the tables are turned, my son, who was hard to handle young, is an easy 17, almost 18 year old.....and my daughter, well, anyone want an almost 13 year old girl, yikes are they tough.

 

[cwsoxfan]

Hi Anne,

I hear you, unfortunately. My son just turned three. I feel like age two was easier. He is now starting to assert himself at the most inopportune time. :-( I try not to give in, too much, because it seems to make it worse. Going out is always an adventure. If I have to take him with I try to make it quick stops. Then I always bring some pretzels or goldfish. I wait for dh to get home so I can do the groceries, etc..

Good luck. I just want you to know you're not alone. ((((HUGS)))))

Dallas