Is your 2 yr old generally good or are you going through terrible twos?

[Clare123]

Just wondering if you would describe your little 2 yr old "such a good little boy/girl". Or does everyone feel it at this age??

{grin] Glad I don't have the only fork-on-plate hater!

DS has taken to doing :
'Mummy?'
'Yes X?'
'Mummy?'
'Yes X?'
Mummy?'

????? I didnt even do anything!!??

Some days it seems I actually can't do anything right!

He's stood in the middle of the living room ATM with bob the builder hat on and my shoes on... things that make you smile make it worth the tantrums, don't they!?

I much prefer my 2.6 year old since he hit 2. Yes he has his moments, but in general he's calmed down loads and he's a lot easier than he was before.

He plays by himself now for prolonged periods, he plays (nicely for the most part!) with other children for prolonged periods and he is talking, which is fantastic.

He sleeps through the night, which is wonderful, although he still wakes far too early for my liking.

I'm just hoping the trouble doesnt start when DS2 arrives in a few weeks...

DD is pretty much an angel (sorry!) but you have to know how to manage her. EG she HAS to have her nap at 12.30, or she will seem fine and we will think maybe she didn't need a nap...until about 5pm when she will start screaming and throwing stuff, destroying the house, throwing herself to the ground and so on. Same if her dinner is late or something. We did try not to let her get into a strict routine so she would be more flexible but she did it herself.

Bedtime has to be done in a kind of "I bet you don't know how to brush your teeth" kind of way, so she begs to be allowed to brush her teeth, then the same with the rest of bedtime, eg "oh, are these my nice pink jim jams?" and so on. She will also eat absolutely anything if she sees other people eating it.

She has the odd meltdown, which I try to ignore if possible (well, I am heavily pregnant, so I couldn't fight with her anyway! About all I can do is stand there and check she isn't in danger, then as soon as there is a tiny break, distract her)

What IS that laying on top of younger sibling thing about? My dd (2.5) does it to her little brother (4 months) too. He actually doesn't seem to mind, though his startle reflex gets a bit of a workout. And she's been getting him to 'wind the bobbin up' more or less since the day he was born.

DS lies on top of DD too and has done practically she was born. I'm for ever sayng "don't squash DD, don't you squash her, WILL you get off" etc and dragging him off. She doesn't seem to mind too much however and they do get on well these days (he's 2.8 and she's 6mo)

God this is all so reassuring - my DS is 2.1 and we usually have at least two tantrums before breakfast. Doesn't want to wear trousers, wants to pick out his own clothes, doesn't want to get dressed, doesn't want to get washed, wants a cup of milk, doesn't want a cup of milk, etc etc ad infinitum. Drives me feckin nuts.
Oh and we have the fork on plate thing too. Currently the only meal I can guarantee he'll eat is sausage, chips and beans; I haven't seen a vegetable other than a baked bean pass his lips in months. Won't wear anything on his feet other than wellies, and HAS to put them on himself. In fact he has to do everything himself. The only upside of this is that if I want him to do somethign (such as turn the TV off) I can usually get him to do it by saying "Shall mummy turn the TV off, or do you want to do it?" and he immediately says "Me do it" and races over to turn the TV off.
Exhausting, isn't it? Can't wait for the lying on smaller sibling stage, am pregnant with number 2. Sounds like a REAL laugh!!

2 year old is generally a little angel, shes quite a chatty little thing and is able to express herself quite well, so may explain her lack of frustration at expressing herself..saying this we have moments! real tears tantrums...they dont happen very often but when they do but often stem from over tiredness and boredom