hi there,
This is my first post, so go easy on me!
I have a 2 year old DD, who is constantly hyper, and very recently has become very very over demanding in certain ways ( don't get me wrong, I know kids are demanding generally!!)
She's generally, happy, healthy, stimulated, active etc etc, but recently I've been pulling my hair out because I feel like she's testing me. She will do anything my Dh says, but if I as say no, she will literally keep repeating the word for whatever she wants, with me generally in between saying no, then trying to ignore it when she doesn't accept the 'no'
It sounds silly now I've written it down, but a nice walk in the buggy is becoming a night are.
Firstly it's dummy, then her seahorse fave toy, juice, blanket, book, and if I don't have one of these items, or say no to having a dummy (trying to but it down) I literally get a good half an hour of her repeating 'dummy dummy dummy' and then throwing a tantrum until I give in because I can't think straight ( and admittedly for a bit of silence until she next thing)
Is this generally normal, and just a phase ?
I don't want her to grow up thinking that everything she demands, I, mummy, usually give in eventually, as there will be things that I will say no to, and mean a million percent, and she won't take notice, I worry.
I want her to keep her lovely caring nature, and don't want to turn her into demanding, gets everything she wants kind of child.
Is this normal?
Any advice woulD be appreciated, and as I've said- it looks and sounds so silly written down, but it is draining with constant demanding of certain things, ignoring me when I say no, tantrums.
It has been said that I should say no in a firmer voice, but then do I ignore, do I try and explain why I've said no to a 2 year old?
I'd never raise my voice (although I feel like it!) as that's not me, but I don't want to be a pushover nimby-pamby mother who has children that literally rule them either.
Let the advice roll in mummies..... Thanks x