My toddler is 22 months old and soon to be 2 years old. He is tearing up everything he can get his hands on and its driving me nuts. As soon as you turn your back, he's getting into something. He wasn't like this before but since he's approaching 2 years old, I noticed a change.
2007-02-27 07:11:00 · 8 answers · asked by Shanee 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I found that time out works great for my son he is 20 months old when i put him in time out i get down to him and tell him why i put him there the idea for time out is they stay there for 1 min if they are 1 year old and 2 if they are 2 years old and so on i have him sit there for around 1 1/2 mins and when i get him out of it i tell him why i put him there again ask him to tell me he is sorry then i ask for a hug and i let him go back to playing. Before i started this i was trying anythiong i could to get him to stop droping him self to the floor and busting his lips from tantrums and he would only listen to my husband. But now he listen to me jsut as good if not better then my husband and he still has tantrums but that is normal the key is letting them know your not having it. i dont spank my son i cant seem to be able to do it my husband does but i cant so time out is great for me
2007-02-27 08:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by Ashley h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 19 months old and she started this phase when she turned 15 months. Just have patience, there is no way to get them under control. Just keep reminding him to stop or find something that you can do with him to keep him busy. I also have a 6yr old and shortly after she turned 2, she started the terrible 3 phase, so its not something that is going to disappear anytime soon. I think when they hit 4 1/2 they tend to calm down a little more, at least my oldest did. I am in a horrible boat, since I am expecting my 3rd child in May, and them the fun starts all over again.
2007-02-27 07:24:20 · answer #2 · answered by sunflowerlizard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is such a normal phase. How the child adjusts to it depends a lot on how your react to it. Here's a couple suggestions. The important thing is for you to remain calm. He will feed off your frustrations or anger and just think it's funny. Not because it is funny, but because he hasn't learned to discern anger from other emotions and he'll just see that he's gotten a rise out of you. What we do with my son is if he hits, we look right in his eyes and say firmly and clearly: No Hit. And then we might ask what he needs. He'll often calm down and point at what he wants or pull us to the spot where he wants us to play. You have to remember your son is just now learning to put his actions with results. He can't talk very well, so it's very frustrating for him. You also may want to try teaching him sign language. We started it with my son at 11 months and it's a miracle. He tells us all kinds of things: milk, more, eat, sleep ... You can start your son now and she might decrease some of that frustration. Good luck!
2007-02-27 07:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by Barbara B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep showing him what you dont want him to do; and what you dont want him to do. Our 2 year old took about 2 months or so to straighten up and quit the tantrums. We ignor tantrums and walk away. Getting into things he can get put in bed for or a little smack on hand.
2007-02-27 08:56:30 · answer #4 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children that age can be horrible at times..But you still gotta love them. Theres 2 ways to go at it...Either have him to his time outs on the "naughty" rug or chair. If that doesn't work try to give him attention when he's doing something wrong...say no bad..Try to give him more attention when he does something right.
Cause hes' probably looking to get attention from the person he loves (with is you)
2007-02-27 07:20:45 · answer #5 · answered by Gloria B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its NORMAL. Try time out, and make sure you walk away if you get too stressed. Its a phase, and he will out grow it. Im still waiting on my son to stop.
2007-02-27 07:39:28 · answer #6 · answered by frog_mommy3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol get used to it they do that they are starting to learn and explore he is just getting used to his surroundings he is just curious on how things work. that's the change u are seeing i would be worried if u told me he doesn't get into things. but u do know there are Lil locks u can buy to keep him out of things right
2007-02-27 07:19:21 · answer #7 · answered by ryan s 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try time out...it's early enough that maybe it will have an affect.
2007-02-27 08:10:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋