My 2 1/2 year old has all of a sudden started behaving really badly. Every Sunday morning we go to church and usually my children get complimented on their good behaviour and the fact that they play so nicely, however, this morning he was running around, screeching and about 5 minutes towards the end he emptied a box of lego on the floor. This is just as an example - for the past few weeks this is what I have been putting up with.
I have a one year old as well who has recently started demanding more attention (rightly so IMO) and I want to be able to give him attention without feeling bad however, whenever I even spend 5 minutes with him DS1 starts playing up and demanding attention. I am aware that to a certain extent, his behaviour is partially to do with DS2 becoming more mobile and needing me more, however, I do feel like I need to deal with his behaviour and I don't really feel like I am doing a particularly good job. Tactics I have tried are: ignoring, smacking and time out, talking to him quietly. None of it is working.
Please help me - it is starting to drive me mad.