Toddlers -The ‘Terrible Twos’
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Anyone else have / had a nightmare toddler?
Mine is two and a half and he’s a nightmare. Just doesn’t give a s
t about anything, does almost nothing he’s told, constantly jumping on and off everything in sight (including me).
He’s still not speaking much, only the odd words so gets a bit frustrated. We have incident forms almost every day from his nursery for throwing things at other kids or biting.
His older sister was and is an absolute angel and never been any trouble at all but my son is a nightmare.
We’re in lockdown in Wales for the next 3 weekends and it’s chucked it down all weekend so we’ve been stuck in the house all day which has been a nightmare.
I’m hoping that this is just the terrible and two’s he’ll quieten down a bit, or at least listen a bit more, as he gets a bit older and can talk.
Please tell me it gets easier or if not make me feel better by telling how much of a nightmare your kids were at this age!
Mine is two and a half and he’s a nightmare. Just doesn’t give a s
t about anything, does almost nothing he’s told, constantly jumping on and off everything in sight (including me). He’s still not speaking much, only the odd words so gets a bit frustrated. We have incident forms almost every day from his nursery for throwing things at other kids or biting.
His older sister was and is an absolute angel and never been any trouble at all but my son is a nightmare.
We’re in lockdown in Wales for the next 3 weekends and it’s chucked it down all weekend so we’ve been stuck in the house all day which has been a nightmare.
I’m hoping that this is just the terrible and two’s he’ll quieten down a bit, or at least listen a bit more, as he gets a bit older and can talk.
Please tell me it gets easier or if not make me feel better by telling how much of a nightmare your kids were at this age!
Thanks for all the replies (apart from those who said it gets worse when they are 3 
).
His diet is ok but like most kids his age he can be fussy but he generally eats lots. Other than the odd few chocolate buttons he doesn't have much processed sugar. No squash or any fizzy drinks. Hi loves fresh fruit and vegetables so has plenty of those.
As for sleep he has 1 hour in the mornings when he's in nursery and maybe 1.5 - 2 hours at home on the weekend.
He's usually up early so its quite hard to keep him entertained at 5 in the morning when everyone else is asleep. Being on lockdown at the moment with really sh*t weather doesn't help with tiring him out. We do go out for regular walks and scooter runs though.
He does get far too much screen time though so we'll look to reduce that a lot and try and get him interested in something else. He does seem to have a short attention span for things like painting and colouring etc.
).His diet is ok but like most kids his age he can be fussy but he generally eats lots. Other than the odd few chocolate buttons he doesn't have much processed sugar. No squash or any fizzy drinks. Hi loves fresh fruit and vegetables so has plenty of those.
As for sleep he has 1 hour in the mornings when he's in nursery and maybe 1.5 - 2 hours at home on the weekend.
He's usually up early so its quite hard to keep him entertained at 5 in the morning when everyone else is asleep. Being on lockdown at the moment with really sh*t weather doesn't help with tiring him out. We do go out for regular walks and scooter runs though.
He does get far too much screen time though so we'll look to reduce that a lot and try and get him interested in something else. He does seem to have a short attention span for things like painting and colouring etc.
His speech has been slow. You could hold a good conversation with my daughter at the same age.
He is improving though and his nursery have been great in helping and he's come on quite a bit in the last few weeks. After this lockdown rubbish is over we will be taking him to a speech therapist to see if there are any obvious things to fix and work on.
He can be really gentle and caring at times then the next minute just turns into a hooligan.
He is improving though and his nursery have been great in helping and he's come on quite a bit in the last few weeks. After this lockdown rubbish is over we will be taking him to a speech therapist to see if there are any obvious things to fix and work on.
He can be really gentle and caring at times then the next minute just turns into a hooligan.
marksx said:
We're at the threenager stage now with no2. He's 3 and a bit.
I'm struggling, to be frank. I lose my cool too easily he winds me up that much.
Pretty much as the description above, he does what he wants, climbs, doesn't listen, answers back, argues, etc etc. He's a smart kid, so I'm sure he's doing it intentionally. He's never slept which doesn't help.
I'm probably guilty of comparing against no1 who is nearly 7. She was/is an absolute star. Slept straight through very early, extremely intelligent, articulate, well behaved (most of the time).
Exactly the same as me MarkI'm struggling, to be frank. I lose my cool too easily he winds me up that much.
Pretty much as the description above, he does what he wants, climbs, doesn't listen, answers back, argues, etc etc. He's a smart kid, so I'm sure he's doing it intentionally. He's never slept which doesn't help.
I'm probably guilty of comparing against no1 who is nearly 7. She was/is an absolute star. Slept straight through very early, extremely intelligent, articulate, well behaved (most of the time).
survivalist said:
You mention lockdown. Was it the same during the first lockdown, did his behaviour worsen?
Reason for mentioning it as that both my boy’s behaviour changed noticeably during lockdown, especially the first few weeks when their parents were the only people they could interact with face to face.
Kids seem to love a routine and changes can have a big impact on them.
Mine are both very social and after a couple of weeks of no school & nursery tended to get pretty emotional in the afternoons. The older one (5) became more tearful whereas the younger one (2) became more feral.
Luckily both institutions opened up as soon as they could and they happily dropped back into their old routines.
If you child was used to social interaction I wouldn’t underestimate the impact that the last 6 months and the current Welsh restrictions could be having on him.
Lockdown certainly hasn't helped but then I think its had a negative effect on everyone regardless of age. It certainly hasn't helped with being able to go out and do things. Reason for mentioning it as that both my boy’s behaviour changed noticeably during lockdown, especially the first few weeks when their parents were the only people they could interact with face to face.
Kids seem to love a routine and changes can have a big impact on them.
Mine are both very social and after a couple of weeks of no school & nursery tended to get pretty emotional in the afternoons. The older one (5) became more tearful whereas the younger one (2) became more feral.
Luckily both institutions opened up as soon as they could and they happily dropped back into their old routines.
If you child was used to social interaction I wouldn’t underestimate the impact that the last 6 months and the current Welsh restrictions could be having on him.
He's much better when he's been in nursery and fortunately they haven't closed like they did back in March.
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