Terrible 2s, Terribly Early
As the Tornado’s 2nd birthday looms I think the terrible part is coming early. Not sure what happened today, but she went for her nap and was the normal, pleasant, and lovable Tornado. When she woke up, I was introduced to the wailing Typhoon. She was a terror.
It all begin when I was changing her diaper. As I was putting her shorts on she kept kicking me and laughing. And when I say kicking I mean full force kicks. Lets just say she obviously does not want any brothers or sisters. Then she would just start to have screaming fits out of the blue. Figuring she was just hungry I made lunch and all was well. Until she was full then spaghetti went every where and when I went to clean it up she just screamed. It doesn’t stop there, I put here in the living room to watch Miss Spider. Not big fan of her watching television, but I needed to finish cleaning the kitchen. When I came out I was dodging blocks and crayons. She was tossing them all around with the wickedest laugh I have ever heard. I even felt her magna doodle whiz by my feet.
Completely fed up I gave the Tornado a timeout. She didn’t like it so much evidenced from the crying and screaming, but thankfully after about 10 minutes the demon left her body. If this is any indication to what is to come in the next year we are in for a harsh time. Can you say boarding school? :)
April 4th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Prepare yourself for more
… but you know, in teaching children to behave, parents should not wait for the baby to turn a little bit older. The earlier we teach them, the easier for them to learn. I remember my mother in saying do not let the small ones be the king/queen of you home and do not let kids dominate you. And it is true, we can be loving and gentle parents without spoiling our kids. Sometimes, by ignoring the tantrums or “cute but bitchy” attitude of our kids, we are just helping them to be mischievous and too playful.
April 9th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
That is why she goes to bed at 5:45 PM. LOL
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April 10th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Hi!
I always wondered why it is called the terrible 2s.. With our oldest, we’re still waiting - he is 9 years old now and was never “terrible”. Our daughter started early and is still going strong at 3. Our youngest is inspired I guess and is practising hard already at 18 months…
Pick your fights is probably my best advice. The meanest typhoon can turn into a fresh morning breeze by being allowed to be the decision maker once in a while.
You have a very cute typhoon!