Shooooowee! My dear H is nearing her 2nd Birthday (this coming up March) and these past few weeks have been a nightmare. I'm talking mood swings like no man has ever seen from a woman. Pitching fits over absolutely NOTHING. Waking up multiple times a night yelling "Mommyyyyy!" or yelling "MY DADDY!" over and over and over like she did the other night when I went in to check on her. She was kicking and hitting at me yelling "My daddy! My daddy!" She has just started adding "My" to it when she is getting in trouble by me and it's funny how that little word can make something sound so much worse than it really is. Ha!
The smallest things will set her off. Sometimes she will pitch a fit that just sitting in her time-out spot will fix… other times we have to put her in her room and shut the door until we hear her calm herself down. Fighting her seems to only make it worse and stresses us out even more. When we have exhausted all attempts and calming her ourselves it's really the only thing left to do other than being that mom to offer candy to console her screaming child, which I am not.
If I could sum up a child's life in one word I think it would be "Phases". It seems that every time we overcome one phase, another one begins.
Like everything I know that this attitude is a new phase of hers. I can only hope that it doesn't get worse than this. People keep telling me to "just wait"… why do people do that? Why do you only hear "Welcome to parenthood" when it's something negative? Just wondering.
Anyways, it's been one heck of a ride with her lately. In case you didn't already gather that.
I used to think that the "Terrible Two's" only existed for people who didn't discipline their kids. Well I'm proof that I was so wrong. Kids are kids and most all kids go through the same exact phases at some point or another. It can be tough since this is also my first time going through this and finding the best ways to deal with these crazy phases. I've posted before about my worries about how the ways I deal with things now will shape her as she grows. So that fear still exists but I try not to worry so much and just go with what my husband and I think is best.
I guess you could say that parenting goes through phases as well if you think about it!
As far as disciplining methods go I have found that the "1-2-3" method works the best right now. I hope that sticks because it seems to be the easiest for me too! I just hope that it doesn't scar H for when she starts school. I don't want her flipping out every time the teacher tries to teach them to count… ;) hehehe
I know I'm not alone in this war with toddlerhood and most of the time I just have to laugh it off. It's the only way to really deal with the madness!
Keep Calm & Utilize Nick Jr. (It really helps when you need a break)
xoxo,
Sane in Los Angeles
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