Help me survive age 2!

[GingerLiberalFeminist]

My lovely DD turns 2 next week and gosh don't we know it?

My mum actually compared the way she flips from being angelic to maniacal demon child to Damian from the Omen.

She just drops to the floor and screams and wails. I know I have to keep boundaries and not give in but i feel like the worst mum in the world!

One example - I have a torn rotator cuff and can't carry her as much. So I try to get her to walk from house to car with me. She's screaming "carry carry carry" and then sits and cries her heart out. I stuck it out til she got up and ran to me, but I felt terrible.

Has anyone got any tips on surviving this period?!!

No tips I'm afraid as I am in the trenches with a DS the same age, but offering solidarity and support!

Thank you 😅

Do you like reading? I found New Toddler Taming by Dr Green a life saver.

The basic premise of the book is that toddlers are attention addicts and if you don't give them attention in a nice way they will figure out a way to grab your attention in a horrible way. Bad attention is still better than no attention to a toddler according to Dr Green (a paediatrician). I found it very true. His book is full of humour and excellent tips, highly recommend

Thanks, I'll check it out!

No idea. DS was a dream at 2. Now the latter half of 3 has been so tough and he's bigger, stronger and more vocal than at 2.

So maybe good to get it out of the way? 🤷‍♀️