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Everyone's Heard Of The 'Terrible Twos', Right? Am I The First To Hear The Term 'Terrorist Threes'? Like, WTF?!

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LeighxCifer · 13/06/2024 10:53

We've had the perfect son, like, literally his WHOLE life- great sleeper/eater/quiet inside voices during playtime/manners/the whole nine yards, right? 'Terrible Twos'?! Forget about it. Total angel. You get where I'm going..
Well, he turned 3 back on May 11th, and it seems like ever since then, he's turned into a HOLY TERROR!!!! He's into EVERYTHING (HE RIPPED MY JEWELRY HANGER OFF THE WALL 2 DAYS AGO, THINGS WERE BROKEN THAT CAN'T BE REPLACED.); he throws his ALL OF his toys ALL AROUND the room and refuses to pick them up; he just runs around the house screaming for no reason like a child possessed and DOES NOT LISTEN when we tell him to stop- come to think of it, he hardly listens to us at all; he's up screaming and running around in his room until sometimes 3-4AM when his bedtime is between 9:30-10PM; he's into LITERALLY EVERYTHING- EVEN THOUGH HE KNOWS HE'S GOING TO GET INTO TROUBLE FOR MESSING WITH THINGS HE 100% KNOWS ARE OFF-LIMITS; ETC, ETC, ETC...
And, speaking of 'limits' I feel like I'm on the brink of reaching mine. This has FAST become an everyday occurrence, and, as a stay-at-home mom, and NOW IT'S FF'ING SUMMER, IDK how I'm going to handle this behavior on a daily basis until school starts back up in late August..
Any other moms out there experiencing this sorta thing when their kids have turned 3-years old? Are the 'Terrorist Threes' a real thing, or has my kid just converted into a full-blown DEMON-CHILD over night?! Advice? PLEASE HELP!!! 😫

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CadyEastman · 13/06/2024 20:56

Definitely not experienced a sudden change like that @LeighxCifer. Has anything changed in his little life?

JollyGreenSnake · 19/06/2024 20:09

"Trying 3s"
"F_ing 4s"....

He's old enough to understand that actions will have consequences. If toys are being thrown around/ not put away, then take away one or more of his favourites until you see sufficient improvement in his behaviour. He will absolutely seek to test limits and boundaries and he needs his family to maintain the limits.

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