I have been thru the terrible two's with two boys but the terrible two's with a little girl is completely different. Can anyone give me some helpful advise on how to curve my 2 year old girl's misbehaving ways?
2006-12-23 11:20:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I have one going through the terrible twos right now. It is no fun. She is my third girl, however, so I have the previous experience to run on.
Keep her occupied. Keep her on schedule. Make sure you are consistent, with your expectations and limits. Whatever you do, DON'T GIVE IN. I found it much harder to come back with my girls after giving in than my son. As far as punishment goes, 2 is a little young to try most punishments. I would suggest implementing a cool out time instead of a timeout. It allows them to realize when they need to cool down instead of them viewing it as a punishment. It will help immensely when they are older to have this skill.
Good luck!!!
2006-12-23 12:58:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 2 year old lil girl and for the most part she behaves, her thing is being over emotional :) but when she does something wrong, I say in a really sweet voice, "why dont you be a good girl for mommy hunny" and she usually stops and smiles and comes to give me a hug :) But I have a friend whos 2 year old girl was like the taz manian devil and still hasnt got control over that lil one hehe...there is always time out, 2 isnt too young for a time out, like sitting on her bed...I also ignore a lot of the crying, once they learn they cant get what they want by crying, they mellow out :) I hope this helps a bit...i think I got lucky with my lil one...I have 2 older boys and man I swear they act worse than she does! Good luck daddy :)
2006-12-23 14:21:39 · answer #2 · answered by Justwonderin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the same problem...i'm going through my first bout of terrible two's with my only daughter...but when she throws a fit, i'll tell her to get up, and sit on the couch. she'll cry it out, then start getting on with her day. sounds easy and all, but she'll scream and cry for a good while. if your daughter is really aggressive with the misbehavior, try kneeling down to her level, and warning her. if she misbehaves again, punish her (time out, cool off in a corner, take away a toy, etc) and let her know what she did wrong....i believe that you're only supposed to keep kids in "time-out" for one minute for every year they are (2 yrs. = 2 min.) after the 2 min, make her say sorry and give her a hug. she'll eventually learn boundaries but always know you still love her and not punishing her to be mean.
hope this helps and good luck!
2006-12-23 19:38:53 · answer #3 · answered by tommygirl6794092 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
timeout works for my two yearold. also take them away from what they are doing. that helps. if they start to fuss about something distract them. that works everytime. good luck.
2006-12-23 12:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by littleluvkitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋