Is this normal for 2 year olds? Feel out of my depth

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So my DD turns 2 this month and the past few weeks she has turned from an utter delight to a bit of a horror!

Everything is suddenly a battle - she won’t eat her meals at her table/in her booster anymore, she throws food, she hits us and the dog, bites, smacks the TV while looking back at me and laughing. Getting dressed and nappy changes have always been fine and now I dread them. Same with getting her in the car seat and pram. We tried going out for a walk today with her puddlesuit and wellies on (she LOVES puddles) and she just stopped dead in the street and refused to go any further unless I carried her.

She also had a ginormous screaming/lying on the floor tantrum in a shop and I just stood like a lemon with no idea how to handle it!

I guess I just want to know whether this sounds .. normal? The terrible 2s have hit? Or if something is wrong with her 😣

Haha great post.

Nothing wrong she's totally normal.

You will look back on these days with fond memories I promise. I wish those days back some days as its a breeze compared to all the issues at school.

Good luck and strong nerves 😁

Hang in there, it is a trying time and will get better eventually.

Ride out the tantrums and buy earplugs if necessary 😂

Sounds just like mine. I took her out for a walk to splash in the puddles today and ended up having to carry her home when she refused to go any further half way round 😂. She also does everything else you've described. Toddlers are great but bloomin hard work and totally irrational 😆 whoever said the newborn stage was the hardest lied!

Look at biglittlefeelings on Instagram they reassure you that all these behaviours are a totally normal and just part of toddler development (even though they're exhausting for us as parents to manage!)

Totally normal in kids that age. Angelic one minute, screaming beast the next 😄

This all sounds totally normal and it will pass. Mine are only 3 and 4, and I regularly have to repeat to myself “this is just a phase, just a phase” 🤣

All very normal I’m afraid! Be consistent with routine, pick your battles, give her limited choice so she feels she has some ‘power,’ ie would you like to wear the red or yellow t-shirt/dress etc.

I would be strict with the biting though and attempt to nip that in the bud quickly otherwise you won’t be popular if she starts biting other children (even though it’s a common phase many parents will go mad).

Also, if she’s hitting the dog then you need to separate them/supervise at all times. If the dog retaliates, and even the most gentle natured dogs have their limits, then you could end up with a terrible situation.