Terrible twos thread

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Pleaseee can someone join me on the soul shattering journey through the terrible twos! DS is 2.2 and god help me. Never know what mood he's gonna be in when he wakes but it's usually full on Satan mode. Tantrum if things don't go his way inc when I don't let him have a bag of sweets for breakfast. Screams the house down at little things like when I get him out the bath, I am starting to get anxious leaving the house as I just don't know how it's going to go. It's embarrassing. Smacking, kicking, throwing food. 'I don't want it' is his new favourite phrase. Apparently he's well behaved in nursery but GOD FORBID when he gets picked up. I have a constant headache. Oh and I'm 6 months pregnant. The joys!

Sounds the same as mine. Reading 'Taming the toddler' gave me some temporary relief and reassurance but that has since worn off- maybe time for another read.

A lot of my misery comes from watching seemingly lovely, calm toddlers who are happy to play and go along with their parents, and feeling that I must be doing something wrong to not have the same. I think that toddlers are different - all the way from utter perfection in their behaviour to the children we seem to have. I think it's an unspecific combination of early life experiences that would be impossible to understand or identify + biological temperament. Be strong - it's not you, I'm sure. And they may / are likely to grow 98r of it apparently

Hello OP... two year olds are hard work !! ... I’ve got two DC, the youngest is 2 and she is pretty feisty .. what I would say to you is that it’s def temperament that plays a big part in how kids get through this stage - I’ve friends who’ve never experienced tantrums or the occasional one or two whereas with my first DC I had a top ten list of embarrassing public tantrums 😣My First DC was really hard work at 2 but by the time he got to 3 it really calmed down a lot so there is light ! I think with your first child the terrible twos can feel quite magnified and personal .. my 2nd DC is just as tantrumy but for some reason it doesn’t bother me as much and I often ignore it and get on with stuff .. one thing I would say is tiredness is a big underlying issue for tantrumy toddlers - my DC still needs a good nap during the day otherwise it’s terrible!! 💐 The other thing is that with a new baby prepare yourself for abit of a rough time - my first DC went nuclear on the tantrum front for a while! Xx

@Sillymummies123 @Genevie82 appreciate the sympathy 😂 I deffo think tiredness is a factor tonight especially with this heat. He wouldn't eat dinner either. Will see what he's like in the morning. Also 3 days in nursery back to back wears him out. I do take it quite personally when he's like this and lose my temper so easily then I get upset. Ahhh just all the emotions. Good to hear there's a light at the end of the tunnel xx