I know this thread has probably be done a million times, but my 23 mo dd has well and truly hit the terrible twos a month early!
She has gone from being a happy, confident, sometimes wilful but generally pretty well behaved child to a little madam!
Our main issues are she won't sit in her highchair or pushchair, she will walk but then want carrying ONLY by me - if we are in a cafe restaurant she will only sit on a big chair, then she will keep getting up and trying to run around. She refuses to lie down to have her nappy changed, refuses to put her clothes/coat/shoes on, she has gone from eating everything to being really fussy about her food and barely eats anything - her favourite word is NO! And she has gone from being a really good sleeper to a terrible one, and most nights she ends up in our bed because it is the only way we can all get sleep without her screaming the place down and waking up the whole street.
I try not give in to her demands and let her have her own way all the time, but it is so exhausting and if we are in public I risk the massive tantrums so I guess often I do give in to her. I try getting down to her level and explaining calmly why she has to put her coat on etc. She is quite good with her language, she can construct very basic sentences, her vocabulary is good and she understands basic commands from us but she is not verbal enough yet to really understand negotiation/consequences etc.
How on earth do you cope?!