So my son is a bit of a monster, where to start ?

[wonderstuff]

Today at dinner he 'painted' his face with ketchup, he refuses to use a fork and eats with his hands, when yoghurts were dished out he smeared it on the table. Half way through dinner he pulled his willy out of his nappy and weed on the chair. Last night I was up to him 3 times, he rarely sleeps through. He's 2y6m
His sister was pretty well behaved by this age, she was in nursery a lot and the peer pressure there helped with table manners I'm sure, she finds him hilarious and so he knows he's got an audience when he mucks about.

What do I do?

Well what are you doing now? what did you say to him tonight?

He's 2.......

Set clear boundaries and punish him for poor behaviours, naughty step will do it.

Do not give in!

He's not a monster, he's practically a baby still. He is a different person to your DD. give your focus to the things he does well, ignore the silly stuff. Everything at this age is just a phase.

he's 2 and he's a boy. Don't compare him to your DD. My two boys were pretty much the same at his age.

That's reassuring Funnys I try to ignore, focus on good 'look at DD using her fork nicely' I use naughty step when he hits or spits (went through stage of filling mouth with water and spitting it all out) today I didn't want to do step because he was covered in ketchup. My gut is to do little and wait for it to pass, but he surpassed himself today, I want to be able to take him out.

My son (2y0) is exactly the same wonder and I also have 2 girls who were and still are impeccably behaved. I've done the same with all of them so it must just be his nature. He is so so naughty he's like an animal. I pick my battles - so I only get heavy if he's hurting someone, snatching or being wantonly destructive (all of which are very common!). I ask him to stop, then I warn him, using the same words each time, then it's a 2 minute time out if it continues. I've completely given up on the sleep thing and the food thing for now. He falls asleep on the sofa and gets put in his cot, then we take him in our bed when he wakes in the night. I haven't got the energy to deal with everything at once. I serve his meals and take them away if he starts pushing it about. I don't care if he eats with his hands at this stage. No idea if my approach is working, but just wanted you to know that you're not alone with your little monster!