Hello, well i suppose you can guess what this thread is all about?? I have twin girls who are 2yrs 8months old, and up until recently i thought i had escaped the terrible twos....thought it was a myth, my girls have always been so very well behaved and listened to me - i am moderately strict, but i suppose most twin mums are and have to be!! Anyway....
All of a sudden they seem totally unable to listen, or obey me without it being dragged out for at least 5 minutes, and all my normal tactics seem to be less effective. I use the counting thing, so give them until i count to 3 to do what im asking, but they just want to push the limits and are finding great pleasure in driving me nuts!!! Also they have developed a whiney whingey tone, and that too is really hard to listen to constantly - especially in stereo! I try to tell them to use a nice tone of voice, but it always reverts back to that tone eventually. I am getting quite stressed at the moment, and do achknowledge that as i am experiencing stress in my job, that this could be the reason for them acting like this. Would love to hear anybody elses advice or experiences about the toddler stage. Oh yes and also they are sleeping much less than normal - could this be a result of a growth spurt - they are eating much more?? thanks:)