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Old 08-15-2006, 03:47 PM
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there's a reason they call 'em terrible twos. i'm sure he'll grow out of it.

some more advice.
be consistent: if you make a rule, you've gotta enforce it. pretty much no exceptions. those damn kids smell weakness and they pounce like rabid tabbies.

help him learn to be responsible for the chaos he creates: i.e. have him help you clean up, fix, etc

let him help you with chores. it'll take longer but you can get time in with him and still get your stuff done.

give him more credit, more responsibity, more input. when they're two, it's very easy to think of them as just large babies 'casue they're all clumsy and blabbering and whiney, but it's hard to remember that they are smarter and more observant and learning faster than we realize while at the same time having great difficulty expressing themselves...very frustrating to be two, i'm sure.

i've also found that kids (at least my kids) respond better to sternness than intimidation. if i'm all up in their little faces yelling mommy dearest-like, they degenerate into incoherently psychotic, blubbering munchkins. if i'm firm but kind (like mary poppins ) it always goes much better for all. i can totally relate, though (((law))). sometimes it's so hard to keep my cool.
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