nearly 2 my kid is an asshole

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Can someone please advise what's the average age from and until MOST kids go through their "ass-hole" stage.
My daughter was the perfect baby, and is a pretty good toddler, but as the saying goes, when she's nice she's very nice but when she's bad she's evil!!

Please no replies about how your kids always been amazing, doesn't really help! Or how your kid is 6 and kills puppies, I'm just looking for a general overview of an average naughty child as I only have one and have no other experience of kids. Thanks! :D

Oh jeez some people are being ridiculous!

My wonderful little DD was always as good as gold until she hit 3. Now she's a little ball of fury

My colleague told me his three year old still tantrums, only fewer in number but longer in duration

I've found two ways to deal with my DD (2.5) tantrums, either ignore or reassure her. Kinda works. Maybe. Sometimes.

Ah fuck it OP, have a

If only you had googled parenting skills you wouldn't find yourselves in these pickles.

Thumbs, I had a biter, it's very hard. It's a hard one to break when they have the taste of man-flesh.

Well it was wilkommen actually but now I glance back at your posts daryl

I sometimes used to correct DD1's attempts at tantrumming. She would be thrashing around all over the place without co-ordination.

Very amateur.

I would offer to take her hand or feet and (gently) lift them up and down and encourage her to find the beat with her other limbs. Or lie beside her and demonstrate. She gave up quite quickly after that.

DD2 on the other hand is cute but slightly in need of exorcism at 4. She waited until she was 3 to start her boundary pushing and hasn't stopped in a year. DD1 is sporting a nice set of facial scratches today.

yes haroldlloyd I've recently discovered the "watching anything of herself" trick! :) calms any tantrum down.

I love how I've asked generally how long this lasts and I've been repeatedly told to stop ignoring my child, parent her, deal with it, blah blah...yes of course I'm doing that that wasn't my question though. I'm not asking for parenting advice am I?!

Anyone would have thought I'd put "I'm a complete idiot and I hate my child, I can't be arsed to discipline her or try and understand her....abuse please!"

Posting picture of your child online crying, to be seen by anyone on the planet at any time in the future is not a mothering thing to do.

Evening, or should that be morning all
Peace and love, eh?

Oh please!!!! Poor you OP! You've stumbled on a right old gaggle tonight. I know... It's tremendously hard work, I have a 2 & 4 year old, they both completely fry my brain most of the time, I am a SAHM & spend my entire existence figuring out their needs & wants & trying to meet them; don't we all??? Is this not what all parents are doing? ... However with the best will in the world, sometimes our darlings are just tired/ teething/ bored/ frustrated and to be frank down right cranky and at these times you've just got to do what you can to get thru the day! cbeebies, biscuits, digging the mud in the garden, library, soft play, walk - collecting leaves, stones, cones etc, sweeties, cakes ... Christ, I sometimes find my only tools are distraction & sugar. On the huggymummy side, at two they are unbelievably cute and their little quest for independence is adorable, my boy was 2 last week and said " I wuv you Ummy" then smashed his sister on the head with a toy mop... He in particular was sent to test us, DD at his age was an angel ... You'll be fine babe, so will your DS, try and find their cuteness in their beastieness mwa x

Well OP YABU not to have posted in AIBU to be told YABU/YANBU.

You can't come onto behaviour and development and expect supportive comments...

And asking about your child's development online and getting upset when people offer parenting advice is frankly childish.

But the age is different for every child - did you just want people to post an age.when.theirs stopped being troublesome, and you could pick a mid point to aim at?

It's not a picture of her child!

I don't think some of the parenting gurus are reading what you are saying OP.

Which is ironic, seeing as it seems communication is a key message.

Ho hum.

They stop being dicks at about 4 and a half i usually find.

This is hilarious!!!!

I don't know what's worse. The asshole or the babe.

Or the asshat?

I can't believe we've been peace and loved!

I know. Surely it's time for 'Peace and goodwill'.

Can we please please move this to ARSEhole though.

Selinemaratima I do find the cuteness in it, luckily, most of the time! It's swings and round abouts between me and my OH as to who is finding it cute and who is finding it completely annoying!

But when you're the parent with her 24 hours a day 7 days a week (yes trolls I actually became a mother to take full responsilbility for her and be with her at ever little stage!) it does wear on you. I have no problem with that though, it's my choice and I can deal...was just hoping 10 million people would all reply "oh it always only ever lasts two weeks enjoy december!" ,,, oe can dream!

Who are you calling trolls?