Where's our lovely boy gone??

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So our DS has just turned 2. He's been having strops for a long time but I swear that on the strike of midnight of his 2nd birthday the intensity and frequency has shot up! It feels as though a serious strop is never far away, I've been in tears most days since his birthday cause he's so wild and hysterical sometimes. Can anyone reassure that it won't be this bad for long?

It won't last forever, I found setting firm boundaries in place really helped and using the naughty step. Try and change the way you deal with strops, distracting is a good solution as well as a reward chart.

Your not alone same my 2yo. She just turned two aswell and constantly screams and throws fits whenever things disturb her. If its to someone walking in and out of the room, to someone eating etc. but I believe she will grow out of it as I do tell her this behaviour is not acceptable and some days it feels like a battle and can get quite annoying. Just gotta keep showing them the right way and not let them walk all over us. As we are the parents who's in charge. Sometimes I think we wish we all had a super nanny waiting on our doorstep to give a help in hand when we are feeling down in the dumps.

My 2 year old has just turned 2. No way would he understand a reward chart.

I've got a 5yr old, 3yr old and a 1yr old. And yes the terrible 2s does exsist. My 1st dd was the worst. I actually thought she had something wrong with her as her bouts of temper and violence were horrendous, it actually lead to me being on anti deppresants as I couldn't cope. From the age of about 18months-4yrs she was impossible to live with. She would have tantrums that lastest 6hours. She would throw herself on the floor, bang her head on the wall, kick doors etc, but the good news is she is now a delightful, well mannered little girl. My advice is you just have to stick with it. Never back down, never give in!! Even when it feels hopeless and you just think what's the point, stand your ground. What ever you choose to use I.e naughty step, taking toys way etc, you need to follow through and stick with it. I'm back their again with my 3yr old, who this week has ripped wallpaper off her wall in a fit of rage, at the moment she has no teddies on her bed, they were taken away as a punishment, she will get them back eventually. But they have to learn their are consquences for bad behaviuor. Good luck....don't give up hope!

I think with your 3rd you just give up don't you?

My 2yr old hits me and draws on walls and stays up until midnight............

He definitely tantrums less than my other two who I tried to control.

Is he getting enough sleep?

2 year olds are in that place of not quite knowing what they want, nor knowing how exactly to tell you, not having any power and being very impulsive!

Go easy on him. Try and talk in simple sentences, teach him what his feelings are and how to ask for things.

Thanks for the replies ladies. I think its related to sleep sometimes iggly but can happen any time of day. Plus he's having much the same sleep pattern now as he was a few months ago. Usually 11.5 - 12 hrs at night, daytime naps vary between 30 mins one day to 1.5 hrs the next. I'm finding it hard to know what to do for the best cause he'll not understand rewards charts yet and there's no way of distraction once he's past a certain point! He gets so mad i think he's going to hurt himself. Oh and i am 23 weeks preg which isn't helping me keep my emotions in check!!