I have a boy who just turned 2. For the past couple of months my once-sweet and pretty well mannered boy is constantly saying NO to EVERYTHING, refusing to co-operate and and fighting with us about everything to the point that I'm about to have a mental breakdown. It requires so much energy to deal with this behavior all day, everyday without losing it in front of him.
How did you all handle this? Seems to be typical "terrible twos" behavior and I know I just need to keep this in mind but I am still having such a hard time currently, even though I know this is all to be expected.
There's constant screaming and crying about changing clothes, putting a diaper, washing hands, eating a meal, taking a bath, brushing teeth.... literally there is nothing that we do that that goes smoothly without a fight and tears. His speech/communication is great and he tells us exactly what he wants/doesn't want but mannnn terrible twos are hitting us HARD!
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How do you deal with the "NO" phase (terrible twos)
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boyohboymama · 24/09/2020 21:16
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