The Terrible Twos Not so Terrible
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I often hear moms say that their child is in the terrible twos and wonder what exactly it means. I have heard because they are in to everything not listening and only wanting to do their own thing.
This has always bothered me the term ?Terrible Twos?. I always ask myself, how can they be terrible if they don?t know any better? At two years old we often think that because they starting to be independent they should be able to follow the rules of the home and directions.
During this phase they don?t know any better, yes they hear the house rules but they are not able to actually comprehend what they are hearing. It takes time to learn and actually understand the rules. They hear No but don?t understand why. It takes some explanation on their level to understand why they can?t do this or that.
This age is full of experimenting, checking out their new abilities, being able to explore the world that they live in. They are not trying to no listen to you, or trying to misbehave. They simply don?t know better and this is the time of learning.
This age is also the age for testing boundaries with their new thoughts and things they can do. So with this the example does help some. Having set boundaries is the key also being consistent with how you handle the situations where they are stepping over the boundaries.
Being consistent is a difficult thing; it does take a few times of doing your choice of discipline to get them to start to listen. Nothing is going to work over night. So give it some time and let it work. I have heard that time outs don?t work I have heard spanking don?t work, well if you only try once or twice and then say it doesn?t work it isn?t going to they are still testing the boundaries this is why it is so important to keep it up. So try for a few weeks before moving on to something else. And make thing clear at their age level to help them understand what is expected.
I hope this help you realize that the TT is the Terrific Twos.
Posted by Tamara Wilson -Work at Home Mom to four children. She runs several websites helping moms with issues that may arise with their children Such as Teen anger and Depression as well as sharing information to help their babies learn Baby Sign Language. Visit Website
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