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This is what its like to have a 2 year old?????????

post #1 of 14
3/29/06 at 9:15pm
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WELL I GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DON'T WANNA DO IT!!!!!!!

OMG!
I just cannot tolerate this.. he is a demon child. For the past 6 months or so it has been unbearable after we get home from the sitters at 5:45. I can't even get in the door and go pee before this kid is SCREAMING his face off.

He wants a drink and he wants to eat NOW. They've had PB &J, hotdogs, corndogs, and sandwhiches, and soup almost daily during the week because he can't/won't stop screaming long enough for me to actually cook anything.

Dylan is a freakin' nightmare. His moods are like NIGHT and DAY. He can be perfectly calm, happy, laughing, playing to a screaming, temper tantrum in 2 seconds. Not kidding.

When he gets mad he hits- and I don't know what to do about it. You can't hit them back and tell them not to hit because you're hitting him. So what do I do????????????

I have NO clue how to handle this stuff.. Austin seriously was an ANGEL compared to Dylan. Really I never went thru any of this. WHY NOW?????? What do I do??? Is there a freakin' handbook to demon children????????
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post #2 of 14
3/29/06 at 9:27pm
My dd can be like that. Her tantrums are getting better. She spends a lot of time in her room calming down. You're not alone.
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post #3 of 14
3/29/06 at 9:33pm
Is he like this at the sitters or just with you?

Kelsey is completly different then Christian. Honestly I would go about your business and ignore his screaming. Unless you notice he is doing something to hurt himself or his surroundings, ignore him and make dinner. Let him know YOU are the boss.

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post #4 of 14
3/29/06 at 10:10pm
TJ was a lot like this and I *can* tell you that it eventually gets better. I used to just set him down in the kitchen and let him eat something while I cooked dinner. He would usually still eat a little bit of dinner, but honestly, I didn't care as long as I got to finish cooking for the rest of the family.

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post #5 of 14
3/29/06 at 10:16pm
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post #6 of 14
3/30/06 at 9:17am
Just like Wendy said, ignore the tantrums, let him calm himself down...he will expect your attention every time if you keep paying him that attention. I know just how you feel!
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post #7 of 14
3/30/06 at 9:52am
I agree with Liz, if possible spend a little bit of time playing with them and giving them a little snack while you cook dinner. If he still throws a tantrum, I agree that as long as he isn't hurting himself or someone else ignore the tantrum. Brianna can throw some doozies. It will get better
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post #8 of 14
3/30/06 at 11:07am
I agree with Liz too. My 2yo turns into a completely different person when my day care kids go home. All of a sudden she's clingy and can't possibly entertain herself like she does during the day. I've been doing what Liz does. As much as I want to get started on dinner, I take about 20 minutes to sit on the floor and play. The sillier the better. I know that she's had to share me all day and she just wants some one on one attention.
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post #9 of 14
3/30/06 at 12:20pm
I hope it all gets better...soon!
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post #10 of 14
3/30/06 at 1:44pm
Breathe. Deep Breaths.

Ryan still gets a snack before dinner .. and I have tried to have dinner ready earlier - but we get in the house, PBS comes on while he has a quick snack, or sometimes I let him have a quick snack before we leave daycare too.

Deep breaths. It get's better!
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post #11 of 14
3/30/06 at 1:48pm
Believe it or not, Miss Lauren has decided at 16 months to start throwing tantrums. I make sure she's safe and let her have at it. She quits as soon as she realizes no one's paying any attention. She's now 17 months and the full-out tantrums are gone. We are working on the "whinies". (The whining makes me NUTS!! )

Good luck honey. It's a stage. A very MADDENING stage. But it will go away.
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post #12 of 14
3/30/06 at 3:10pm
I hope it gets better soon. Sorry I don't have any advice for you.
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post #13 of 14
3/30/06 at 5:49pm
I lock Nicole out of the kitchen and let her scream her head off. I know she's not gonna starve to death in the amount of time it takes to make dinner, and she's not going to scream herself to death. Last night she finally realized it wasn't doing anything so she went into her room and played quietly. I know how hard it is, sooo stressful while you're trying to cook and so distracting. I hope you can find something that works for you.
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post #14 of 14
3/30/06 at 5:59pm
OMG hon you have just described my Nick to a T!!! although, instead of starting screaming at 5:45pm....Nick does it on and off ALL DAY LONG. I dont' get a break until he is in bed!!!!!

If you find anything that works, let me know. I have tried everything I can think of, even hitting, pinching him back and NOTHING seems to work with him either
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