August 2006 Mommas
My little man was 2 on August 7th. I love him to pieces, but he can be so frustrating! We can't take him anywhere public without him screaming, throwing things, etc. He hates being confined (stroller, crib, etc.) and pitches a fit whenever he is strapped in. Even a quick meal in a fast food restaurant is difficult to get through. We've tried the usual...bringing toys, books, snacks- to no avail. He is also rather aggressive towards his older brother, but oddly enough, not towards his little toddler friends. The babysitter and even our own family says they haven't witnessed much of this. When he is put in time out in his room or another place, he destroys the area...emptying his bookcase or throwing his clothes around. He can be so difficult! We are not new to parenting, as we have a 5 year old who will be 6 in January. It's crazy how different these two children are. I thought he was looking for attention, but he acts like this even when I've been home all summer with them (I'm a teacher.) I did spend his first year at home with him before returning to work (he was 13 months old when I did.) Any thoughts or suggestions on raising a difficult child? Maybe just terrible two's, but we don't know???
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by dsteiner23 on Oct. 6, 2008 at 6:55 PMHi, I don't have any advice for you but I just wanted to say my daughter was born on 8/7/06 also and some of what you've described could be my daughter. She is tender and nurturing to the younger children at daycare, but somewhat of a bully to the older kids and really terrible to her 17 year old sister! We pretty much gave up eating in restaurants about 6 months ago because she just does not want to sit still or "behave". She's a sweet, loving little girl, but has a ferocious temper sometimes. I don't use time-outs so I can't compare there. |
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by mommy8106 on Oct. 7, 2008 at 7:13 PMIt sounds fairly normal to me not knowing the full day to day extent of his behavior. There is a post on public behavior that you can get ideas from too..... as far as the time out issue goes... it sounds like he is in unsupervised time out which is not good. If he were watched there's no way he would be able to do all that destruction. Put him in a corner where there is NOTHING! like in the kitchen or a hallway or something... stand very near if not right over him... no communication though for 2 minutes. If he gets up put him back and start time again (I'm sure you've seen Supernanny :-) Good luck. Hopefully it will pass. |
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