I am sure you already know what this post is about.
I am going crazy!!! Call it terrible 2's or what ever you want....my little man is testing me to the end of my rope the last 4 weeks. Climbing on things, jumping off things, somersaults of the couch, not listening at all, I can say his name a million times and he ignores me. WHY..... WHY I ask....is he being this way? I talk to my friends and they all say... that normal~ I ask how do you get him to stop?
You can't they say. When I was little all my dad had to do is raise his voice and we listened.
I do and Jacob laughs at me. And I have to admit cause I want to laugh to.....
All I want him to do is listen to me..... instead of saying please pick up the blocks.... 20 times. Then picking them up myself. Sitting him in the corner or time out does not work he does not stay. Taking toys or taking away TV time nothing works ...I tell you~
Give me your tricks or tips... or are my friends right.... just deal with it.
I want him to grow up with respect & to be a good boy.
2 comments:
Ahhh two year olds. Delightful! Something that has worked with Morgn is being firm. Sometimes when you say 'please' its like giving them a choice whether they want to pick up or not. I give warnings, like 'in 5 minutes its time for you to pick up' If she throws fits, which she does believe me! I say, "you pick up or I will help you pick up" and by that I mean I literally take her hand and make her pick up. It works pretty good. I also catch her being good every oppurtunity I can. Like the rare times she cleans up on her own, I really praise her. And every time she does pick up I thank her.
Good luck!! This is a tough age and they are so damn cute its hard to get mad.
Wish I had an easy answer for you. I've just taught Zoe to say something that makes me laugh. When I ask, "Why are you acting this way?" she says, "I'm two."
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