Comments on: How To Deal With The Terrible Twos: You Tell Me!! http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/ Helping Savvy Moms Dress Their Stylin Kids For Less Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:36:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: This Mama Works It! http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 This Mama Works It! Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:05:26 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-1093 @anat thanks for stopping by! I will head on over to check your blog out. @anat thanks for stopping by! I will head on over to check your blog out.

]]> By: anat http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 anat Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:51:10 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-1081 Happy FF!! I'm a new follower:) Come see me at my blog. Anat Happy FF!! I’m a new follower:) Come see me at my blog.
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]]> By: RetroGirl http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 RetroGirl Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:40:17 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-1015 I am SO there now...and my little guy is 20 months old. The first public temper tantrum he had--I cracked up laughing - it just struck me as hilarious...like "what can I do really, except just pick him up and leave"...and thinking "ok people, if you think YOU can do something with a kicking, screaming, back-arching, arm-flailing child who wants to live at the carwash---GO FOR IT!" lol. SO I just howled with glee and removed him...and eventually he stopped and joined the laughter. I hope my reactions like this will continue (but somehow...I don't think they will!) Here via Twitter Moms....stop by and see me too? Thanks! I am SO there now…and my little guy is 20 months old. The first public temper tantrum he had–I cracked up laughing – it just struck me as hilarious…like “what can I do really, except just pick him up and leave”…and thinking “ok people, if you think YOU can do something with a kicking, screaming, back-arching, arm-flailing child who wants to live at the carwash—GO FOR IT!” lol. SO I just howled with glee and removed him…and eventually he stopped and joined the laughter. I hope my reactions like this will continue (but somehow…I don’t think they will!)

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]]> By: Miss A http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Miss A Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:28:21 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-953 Of the above comments, I'm in with the finding the positive. And with a 2.5 and 10 month old (and working 3 days/week), I know it's hard to do...especially when they make it so hard! I also know that My Toddler is just wanting some attention...and that she'll get it one way or another. At the end of the day (and isn't that when all major tantrums are???), it's up to me to find a few positive things to praise. Or else we have tears, tantrums and multiple time-outs. Of the above comments, I’m in with the finding the positive. And with a 2.5 and 10 month old (and working 3 days/week), I know it’s hard to do…especially when they make it so hard! I also know that My Toddler is just wanting some attention…and that she’ll get it one way or another. At the end of the day (and isn’t that when all major tantrums are???), it’s up to me to find a few positive things to praise. Or else we have tears, tantrums and multiple time-outs.

]]> By: This Mama Works It! http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-924 This Mama Works It! Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:41:52 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-924 @lori than you for stopping by and for adding your link to your post. I do not think it is tacky at all. It makes me feel better to know I am not along in this. Thank you! @lori than you for stopping by and for adding your link to your post. I do not think it is tacky at all. It makes me feel better to know I am not along in this. Thank you!

]]> By: Lori http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Lori Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:39:48 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-923 OMG, I have no idea and my 2 year old's naughty behavior is feeling waaaay personal to me right now. I hate adding links to my own site in comments because it feels tacky, but I wanted you to know I am going through the same thing and it ain't pretty! http://mommyfriend.com/2010/01/08/when-your-kid-is-the-bad-kid.aspx OMG, I have no idea and my 2 year old’s naughty behavior is feeling waaaay personal to me right now. I hate adding links to my own site in comments because it feels tacky, but I wanted you to know I am going through the same thing and it ain’t pretty!
http://mommyfriend.com/2010/01/08/when-your-kid-is-the-bad-kid.aspx

]]> By: This Mama Works It! http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-908 This Mama Works It! Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:37:34 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-908 @anne yes I agree focusing on the positive is probably the best thing for us to do. But sometimes after only 3 hours of sleep it is just really hard. @anne yes I agree focusing on the positive is probably the best thing for us to do. But sometimes after only 3 hours of sleep it is just really hard.

]]> By: Anne http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Anne Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:45:50 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-900 my baby is turning 2 this May and boy--was he a major wrecker! He broke 2 remote controls already, a boombox, my favorite 70's CDs, a keyboard, the webcam and everything else he laid his eyes on! Sometimes, it is just so stressful dealing with a child this age, I couln't help but give him the timeout and the worst I've done is a cold treatment. But that was before. I learned to control myself now, try to talk to him looking straight in the eyes and just watch him smile--it takes away the negative chi afterwards. I've also tried paying more attention to his achievements or good attitudes and focus on his mental and emotional development :) my baby is turning 2 this May and boy–was he a major wrecker! He broke 2 remote controls already, a boombox, my favorite 70′s CDs, a keyboard, the webcam and everything else he laid his eyes on!

Sometimes, it is just so stressful dealing with a child this age, I couln’t help but give him the timeout and the worst I’ve done is a cold treatment. But that was before. I learned to control myself now, try to talk to him looking straight in the eyes and just watch him smile–it takes away the negative chi afterwards. I’ve also tried paying more attention to his achievements or good attitudes and focus on his mental and emotional development :)

]]> By: Athol Kay: Married Man Sex Life http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Athol Kay: Married Man Sex Life Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:41:21 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-881 I think calling or thinking of them as "divas" is just going to bite you in the ass. You need to respond positively to good behavior and minimize attention to bad behavior. Also don't try too hard to reason with them. Short sentences and just make statements. I talked like a Klingon to my kids when they were little and it was very effective. Be good, go park. Be bad, stay home. Baby choose. Also leaving food in a supermarket shopping cart and carrying a screaming toddler out of the supermarket and serving less than exciting food at home is really effective at supermarket behavior modification. I think calling or thinking of them as “divas” is just going to bite you in the ass.

You need to respond positively to good behavior and minimize attention to bad behavior.

Also don’t try too hard to reason with them. Short sentences and just make statements. I talked like a Klingon to my kids when they were little and it was very effective. Be good, go park. Be bad, stay home. Baby choose.

Also leaving food in a supermarket shopping cart and carrying a screaming toddler out of the supermarket and serving less than exciting food at home is really effective at supermarket behavior modification.

]]> By: Sinful Southern Sweets http://thismamaworksit.com/2010/02/18/how-to-deal-with-the-terrible-twos-you-tell-me/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Sinful Southern Sweets Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:50:27 +0000 http://thismamaworksit.com/?p=260#comment-878 You are not a bad mommy. I believe any mommy, especially a mommy of at least one little diva can relate. Girls are hard. They are demanding and spicy. Just remember....this will pass. For me, my first was great at 2. 3 was a different story. I called it the terrible 2's and the f-ing 3's (pardon my language there). My second little diva, who is 20 months, started into the terrible two at about 18 months. Just know you are not alone....I feel for you. And just think....we get to go through puberty in about 10 years. Yeeeaaahhh!!! You are not a bad mommy. I believe any mommy, especially a mommy of at least one little diva can relate. Girls are hard. They are demanding and spicy. Just remember….this will pass. For me, my first was great at 2. 3 was a different story. I called it the terrible 2′s and the f-ing 3′s (pardon my language there). My second little diva, who is 20 months, started into the terrible two at about 18 months. Just know you are not alone….I feel for you. And just think….we get to go through puberty in about 10 years. Yeeeaaahhh!!!

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