HELP! 2 YEAR OLD DRIVING ME NUTS!!

[sunshine185]

for some reason my 2 year old just won't play alone... we have a huge garden, he has lots of toys, but when i want to get things done he just pulls me away and wants my attention. screaming if he doesn't get it. i take him out lots and play with him loads... but i need a break other than the hour he still naps!!

i'm pregnant and really could do with some down time. he's in nursery 2 days a week, but i work so in short i am shattered!

anyone have tips on what i can do or is this it!?? thanks

x

It's what they're like. Most helpful thing I can say is it passes. Everything passes. Put the telly on when you can't stand another minute, that's what it's for.

doesnt work... wahhhhh! he's screaming right now at me as i'm on the laptop!!!

thanks for the post anyway, hope it passes soooooonnnnnx

can you not set him up to do something ie Colouring etc. and give him lots of ideas to finish,tell him you are going to have a cup of tea,and you will come back to check his beautiful picture,and then if he manages to stay and do it even for 5 minutes, reward him,and tell him he is such a big boy now he can do things on his own,try to build up the time,keep saying things to him so he doesnt feel "abandoned".Worked with my clingy DD1.HTH

I've been told children's behaviour can be affected when their mother is pregnant; they kind of "sense" something is changing - for the worse if it means they've got to share their mother for the first time. I didn't notice changes in dd1 during my 2nd pregnancy, but definitely noticed changes after dd2 was born...

On a more positive note, I found being pregnant with no.2 and a small one around more tiring and testing and nerve-wrecking than having 2 around. So it's going to get easier (in a strange kind of way).

sunshine, my ds is like this too. he's 2 in July, btw. Could he go to nursery / sm another day while you are at home so you can rest? Or if that's too expensive maybe a friend or relative could take him for a few hours.

They can be hard going at this age, eh?!

Hi Sunshine - I've been thinking exactly the same today - my ds is 2 on Monday and I am his very best friend! He wants to do everything with me. I am a stay at home mum and take him out every morning to try and wear him out - swimm lessons, clubs, park etc BUT I have to admit that after he wakes up from his nap, the DVD player gets a lot of action!

I try to plan things I can do in the same room as him so that he does not feel abandoned - even peeling spuds on the lounge floor whilst he watched Bob the builder.

Glad to hear from others that I we are not alone and that it passes!

Just wanted to say I totally agree with There - being pregnant was so much harder than actually dealing with 2.

That said, my DD1 (2.8) is driving me crazy too. I just keep reminding myself that there will come a day when she won't want me to play with her, and that will be so much worse.

thanks girls for your messages and i really hope that it will get easier with 2!

yes, its nice to hear i am not alone...

nicky, i have ds name down for that extra day at nursery but its just a waiting game!

new cleaner starts friday so should ease some pressure!

thanks again really appreciate your replies.

xx