Terrible 2s!!

[Barbie0316]

Hey ladies I have a 2 year old daughter and im expecting my 2nd in September. Right now I'm literally losing the will to live! From when my daughter was one year and a half the tantrums were slowly kicking in but NOTHING like her behaviour now my gosh! It is absolutely awful I don't know what to do or where to turn. She wakes up crying almost every morning she is in her cot winging and then starts crying until I take her out or give her a cup of milk. Then she plays with her toys and gets really angry if they aren't doing what she wants them to do and throws them across the room! (Including big toys like a toy microwave) she then has tantrums if i tell her not to do something she screams, throws herself on the floor hard, bangs her head intentionally then cries even more! Sometimes I think I can't do this anymore and i feel I can't look after her anymore no word of a lie. I absolutely love her to bits and always shower her with love when she's not misbehaving but when she is I really feel like I don't like my own child. Im scared she's starting nursery soon aswell im worried to even take her now because of this behaviour. I feel the other kids wont like her and the staff may treat her badly aswell if she acts like this there! I'm so lost don't know what to do. People always tell me I'm a good mother the way i look after her and dress her ect but with this behaviour i feel like the worst 😥

My 2.2 year old son is exactly the same-throwing things across the room when they don’t do what he wants, banging his head on the wooden floor, crying and whinging a lot. He is however fine at nursery... typical.

It’s so tough at the moment and I’m finding it really hard. He won’t let me dress him, undress him, change his nappy. Getting out of the house is a nightmare. He won’t sit still and just runs around in circles at the groups we go to whilst the others join in nicely. He won’t share anymore and just shouts ‘mine’ every time another child comes near him. I too feel like I am failing with managing his behaviour but I don’t know what to do about it...

Hi summerdays yeah it is really really tough i must say! My daughter will be starting nursery in a few weeks which im soo worried about because of her behaviour but I’m just hoping she will enjoy it and won’t acted the same there as she does at home. Alot of it I put it down to boredom really as she has so much energy to burn off and i cant physically keep up with her lol! Hopefully they will grow out of it because it really is too much!

Oh this age is so hit and miss isn’t it! My daughter started tantrums too from 18 months. My daughters behaviour too got a lot worse when I was pregnant, I think it was a mixture of general toddler behaviour/sensing something was changing. I wasn’t acting any differently but they are clever they can see your body changing etc.. my daughter hit a peak naughtyness when she was 2.4-2.6 months and I literally was in tears every day thinking how am I going to slot a baby into this life!? Well, it just settles down. Just continue doing what you’re doing and she will settle down. Maybe get some books about becoming a big sister? It will end but whilst it is happening I know It feels never ending! If you have any family who can help you out at all I would recommend that, if my toddler spends just a few hours away from me once a week she comes back refreshed ha!

Good luck! X

I'm there with you. My ds is 2.5 and he's absolutely amazing and adorable but when the tantrums hit holy shit, they hit with a force. Let's hope it's 'a stage' and they soon pass.
Also, wine helps.