Very Bad CHild HELP!?

Question

Ok here is the situation, I am 14 and have a neice who is 2, she is very bad. she eats lotion,chapstick,anything she can grab. She has to touch everything, she runs into things and then crys for minutes like today she went outside threw a rock at me and laughed. she is 2 and can barely talk and its hard to understand her. WHAT IS HER PROBLEM PLEASE HELP ME!!

well every one gets mad at her and my nephew who is 5 was much better in speech and hand eye

thanks for all the help, but we had my brothers girlfriends mom (some doctor) asses her and shes not autistic as we know, and her parents honsetly pretty much gave her to me in the sence of whenever there over (a good 7 times a week) than I AM FORCED to watch her or things break

Answer 1

She sounds like most two year olds. It takes an unusually mature 14 year old to watch a two year old. Socializing a two year old requires thousands of transactions where patience and love are reflected to the child. Children at that age have no ability to identify with your feelings of fear or hurt. She likely threw a rock at you because it has been reinforced or rewarded in some way. It doesn't work to think of reinforcements as always positive. Yelling or spanking can reinforce behaviors in the long run.

In short, you can not punish a two year old into good behavior, at least not for long, you have to reinforce desired behavior.

Answer 2

It's called the "terrible two's" for a reason.

she will outgrown it, in the meantime, keep anything you don't want her to have out of her reach.

Throwing rocks is not acceptable even for a two year old. she should be diciplined by her parents for her behavior. Children this age do not realize they could hurt someone, so it is not easy to come up with a form of dicipline they will understand.

Don't feel bad because you are stressed over this. Even adults sometimes want to strangle a two year old. Just try to be patient and realize she will eventually out grow it and will then be wanting to tag along with you everywhere you go. And that will be a whole new problem for you. LOL

Good luck

Answer 3

Well Congrats You are more mature than the 2 first answer Yes your niece has a serious problem but the mother and the father of this child are not ready neither fit to raise a child How sad it is because your niece will pay the price all her life But its not your JOB to parenting this child So when your niece is there locked yourself in your bedroom or go to a friend place

Answer 4

It is normal behaviour for a toddler,however there are some things that concern meabout your description.When she looks at you,does she seem to be looking through you?Also,does she seem to ignore people when they call her name?If so,it sounds like she may have Asburger syndrome.It is a form of autism,and can be dealt with.I know kids that are teenagers and have been diagnosed early on.Because of that diagnosis,to meet these kids,you would never know the difference.Speak with the child's parent's about this,and encourage them to get her checked.

Answer 5

That is just how all two-year-olds act. It's normal for them. They are testing their boundries, seeing how far they can go. She is starting to leave her baby stage into her toddler stage, she is just testing things and getting used to things. Don't worry she'll grow out of it.

Answer 6

That's pretty normal for a two yr. old, don't worry it won't last forever.

Answer 7

She doesnt know any better because no one is teaching her any better.

Answer 8

she will grow out of it
just don't get overly mad at her, she can't help it.