Lately I have been stressed my son is 2.5 he's so stubborn and has a smart mouth..it amazes me at times. I get so frustrasted with him sometimes..latelt he seems to be getting into everything worse. Doing stuff he knows not to and picking up crazy habits..like spitting..he's also been having more potty accidents..I try talking to him, time outs, they don't seem to work. Somwtimes I'm so tired from work, etc I feel stressed...sometimes I wonder if I made right decision to have a baby by myself...I know that's bad..but sometimes I wish I had help or his dad around for support...(background: I got pregnant..my boyfriend said he didn't want anymore kids..already had 7 yr old daugther from previous marriage. So I had my baby solo)
I love my son..but lately he seems to b so defiant...I get stressed out...I hate when my uncle comes and talks to him he's so much better for him...its so frustrating doing it alone...
Mostly just venting.... but any tips on redirection etc will help...lately he's been using potty on himself more, started this spitting habit, he hit his teacher
*HUGS* sounds like the terrible 2's...hopefully it will pass! Good luck mama!!
Yup, welcome to the terrible two's stage and at some point we have all been there overwhelmed and at the end of ropes on how to deal with it. I found that with my son the more attention I gave him, like reading a book, playing a game, getting him to clean up with me, stuff like that the less he felt he need to be terrible to get my attention and the less I saw of the bad behavior, he may just want your attention and sometimes begin bad gets it faster. Try giving him more attention and see where it goes. And you aren't a bad mother because you feel overwhelmed welcome to being a mother. Just remember all these stages pass and whether you were with the father of you child or not, you would still be gong through these motions.
I'm so glad I'm not alone! My daughter is almost 2 1/2 and she has been having terrible tantrums! Every morning when she has tantrums when I try to get her dressed and at night trying to go to bed. I am recently divorced and her dad lives 2 states away and isn't really involved. I asked her this morning if she didnt want to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house (my parents watch her while I work, bless them) and she said no, and I asked if it was because she wanted to stay home with me and she said yes. Ugh! What guilt.. Obviously I have to work, but how do you explain that to a 2 1/2 year old? After reading the first reply it sounds like she is doing it to get my attention or because she wants more of my attention. :( It is just so frustrating though, not sure how to deal.
Quoting victoriahearts:Yup, welcome to the terrible two's stage and at some point we have all been there overwhelmed and at the end of ropes on how to deal with it. I found that with my son the more attention I gave him, like reading a book, playing a game, getting him to clean up with me, stuff like that the less he felt he need to be terrible to get my attention and the less I saw of the bad behavior, he may just want your attention and sometimes begin bad gets it faster. Try giving him more attention and see where it goes. And you aren't a bad mother because you feel overwhelmed welcome to being a mother. Just remember all these stages pass and whether you were with the father of you child or not, you would still be gong through these motions.
Frequently. I'm almost always super frustrated with my 6yo because she is fantastic for everyone but me...I have a hard time relating to her for some reason, and a hard time being empathetic (she's super emotional) and parenting her. And then I feel guilty because frankly most of the time I just like my 3yo better. I still love her....but lately sometimes I would just rather being around the simplicity of my 3yo :(
I'm so sorry it's this stressful for you. It sucks, I know it does. I've been there, and sometimes still there!
I didn't have these problems specifically, but my friends son went through a hitting phase. My friend ended up getting him one of those pop-back-up-when-you-hit-it thingys. His was a cartoon character. It's like a balloon with a heavy bottom. When you punch it, it comes back up.
When ever he would go to hit something - she would halt his arm in mid-air, take him to the balloon thing and tell him to hit that. Of course during all of this she would give him the "it's not ok to hit, if you are angry fine, but take it out on something that doesn't breathe" talk.
It seemed to help a lot. He actually stopped altogether after a while.
Best of luck! days will get better!
baby daddy advice.... how would you take this???
- EJs_Mama2k10
on Nov. 21, 2012 at 9:54 AM