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top tips please, how to stay calm......

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Donbean · 20/07/2005 17:30

YES ITS ME AGAIN.... CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH DS.
So, can 2 year olds be issued with ASBO's?
He is driving me demented. I want to cry.
He is a normal 2 year old, this i know.
Its me, i want to go absolutely mad and scream at him and throw him through the window.
I dont, i raise my voice, restraining myself all the time.
He goes on the naughty stair and has things taken off him.
What do/did you do to cope with this stage?

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Nixz · 20/07/2005 19:29

calm did not last long. My pretty little dd has just told me to 'pee off' and slammed the door behind her. Is it possible she could be a 15 year old in disguise?>

chicagomum · 20/07/2005 19:38

i bet like me you can't wait until she really is a teenager

assumedname · 20/07/2005 19:43

Have you tried your Health Visitor for advice, Donbean?

Donbean · 20/07/2005 19:54

Actually yes, he had his 2 year developmental test with her yesterday. He threw the bricks at her and threw a mini tantrum because we wouldnt let him draw all over the rug with a chunky chalk.
She offered no practical advice.
I attended a parenting course when ds was about 3 months old and really feel thaat it would be of benefit now.
I think i will enquire about going again.
Got no one to watch ds though.

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assumedname · 20/07/2005 19:55

Donbean - sometimes they run a creche alongside the parenting course. Do they do that in your area?

Donbean · 20/07/2005 19:57

Not last time i went, some of the mothers brought thier kids with them. DARE I??????

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assumedname · 20/07/2005 19:58

Yes! Perfect opportunity to say to the course leaders - how would you handle my son's behaviour RIGHT NOW?

pouchofdouglas · 20/07/2005 19:58

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Donbean · 20/07/2005 19:59

HA! now theres a challenge!
Its run by 2 of the health visitors, Apparently though (not one to gossip BUT...) one of them has gone off on long term sick...with stress and nerves!

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Donbean · 20/07/2005 20:00

why?

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pouchofdouglas · 20/07/2005 20:01

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LadyLucan · 20/07/2005 20:04

I have smacked ds (4yrs) on 3 occaisions but he immediately began to hit me and dd (2yrs). His behaviour had been so exasperating that I lost any ability to sat calm. This was 8 months ago. It has taken us that long to stop him smacking! He now says to sis sister 'we don't smack in our house anymore'!

Now I just open the door of the fridge and do a silent scream. He has got a bit better in the last few months, but it is only with consistent discipline and routine. I do wonder if he is bordering on the autism spectrum somewhere.

Tissy · 20/07/2005 20:08

something that has started to work for my 3 year old is to sort one behaviour at a time... dd had got into the "habit" of eating in front of the TV, as the only way I could get her to eat when a toddler was to engage her attention elsewhere ans shovel it in. I know I made a rod for my own back, but when the time came to insist on eating in the kitchen, of course we had major tantrums, and that added to the numerous tantrums about just about everything else that we disagreed on (biscuits before meals, when bedtime is, bubbles in the bath or not...you name it). We were both getting miserable with all the fights and ended up not liking each other very much.

I decided to sort the eating in the kitchen thing first, so "gave in" on other things, so we didn't have too many screaming matches. Dinner was put on the kitchen table, and when the tantrum started she was put on the naughty step and ignored until she was hungry enough to come into the kitchen and eat. This took a few days, but now we eat in the kitchen for most meals and there are no more (big) fights on this issue.

Next was bedtime, and despite the screams the TV went off as soon as Cbeebies had finished. No more playing or messing around, up to bed. She will turn the TV off herself now, though I do have to "coax" her up the stairs by pretending to race her.

Going to tackle snacks between meals now and offer fruit if hungry and a particularly nice biscuit (she loves M+S teddy biscuits)if she finishes her meal.

Now we've run out of major "issues". We stll have our fights, but fewer of them and life is rather more peaceful.

HTH

Donbean · 20/07/2005 21:37

It does tissy, thankyou.
I think what you are saying is to not get overwhelmed by tackling too much in one go.
At the mo, hitting is the major problem, second is the throwing of stuff.
Both are dealt with with warning then naughty step.
Maybe if i tackle the hitting first it may be useful.
I think that i will ignore the throwing or try to intervene in time to stop it becoming dangerous to those in the room.
I suppose i need some one to tell me to chill out.
Thanks you really make good sense.

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Nixz · 20/07/2005 22:34

I dont think its a matter of you chilling out, i think its about trying to find a way to work through some things and have a very sympathetic ear to moan at so your fresh to start a new day. Even the most chilled out person has a breaking point, and everyones breaking point is different. At the moment i haveopened a lovely bottle of red and am off loading to screaming at big brother. Ready to start again tomorrow!
Good luck, i hope you have a calm happy day tomorrow, feel free to chat to me anytime xx

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