what is happening to my 22 month ds?

[mad4mybaby]

Please no one tell me it is terrible 2's.

Ds has always been physical, highly strung, very active but reasonably good. This last week i want to through him through the window. He is so naughty and so whiney its untrue.

Worse is when im doing dinner. I make sure he has a drink, food, toys AND fav dvd and he is still being naughty. He starts banging the tv. I know this is attention seeking but dont understand where it has come from.

At the momment i really just dont want to be round him. dont think he is ill. Possible last teeth are coming as have been for a while but havnt seen them.

I think it probably is terrible 2s. Although why its called this i dont know as it can happen from birth to 10!!
Children are naturally very selfish (as told to me by nursery) and we must teach them how to grow kind and loving.
Its tough but thats our job!

Sorry, but it does sound like the sort of testing behaviour I associate with 2 yr olds!

so what do i do??? My baby has gone. Struggling with him with me being 9 weeks pg. Took him out today for run round but doesnt seem to make a diff what i do with him.

At tea time tonight he started throwing his dinner around and laughing.

Could it be molars coming through?

yes im pretty sure they are. the 2 year old molars you mean? Yes they are last ones he has to come. Hes never actee like this with teeth before though..

No, my dd had a very easy time with all her teeth but then really struggled with the last 4 molars. She was wretched for a couple of weeks.

i know my moods arent helping him, hes always been very perseptive to stuff going on.

Just dont really know what to do with him!

My ds didnt really suffer with teeth only before they actually came through, after the first couple they just kept popping out and barely kept up with them!

My 2 yr dd has been like this for a couple of weeks and 2 days ago 2 molars appeared....honestly she's like a new child, all the whinning (appart from the norm) has stopped!

oydal, heres hoping then! I hope that is all it is!

Ds exact same age. I've had this delightful behaviour for a while - once you've got some strategies in place it seems easier to cope with.

When making dinner I put DS on the worktop along from me and he gets a spoon and bowl. If I'm chopping garlic he'll get one of them. I give him tasks to do e.g. chopping mushrooms. Obviously he can't do it v well at all but he likes to try, think he's important and then put the mess in the compost bin! 3 wasted mushrooms and I've made dinner in peace!

My current battle is making him hold hands from front door to car (on road). Little monkey is so strong that the 10 yards are currently a battle ground!

yes i have that prob, we have a drive which is gravel and the car is about 3 foot from the door and if i dont carry him he runs round the other side and trys to leg it to the road!

Thing is today he has been laughing when he is being naughty despite telling him off!

sounds the same as my 22 mth old ds2. he took last week to throwing his dinner at us, which when he done it first time was a complete surprise, it flew past me and landed on the side of ds1's plate, when it landed he laughed and said "catch"!! as soon as he shows signs of getting fed up with his dinner now it is confiscated before he throws it or he turns his plate upside down! nice...

I think you've got to just be firm and consistent. It does pass or get easier when they know their boundaries even though he's testing them at the moment.