In 2 weeks Makenzie will be 2. T-W-O. Along with 2 comes the Terrible 2's, right? I was well informed (by a woman with her masters degree in early childhood development) one day sitting in the dr's office waiting room that the terrible 2's actually start around a year and a half. I agreed. Makenzie was about a year and a half when I met this woman and she was definitely starting to throw temper tantrums.
She still throws temper tantrums, not as much, and not as bad... knock on wood!! But the trouble with 2 is that she can now do it all. She sees how something is done and will try to do it. Nothing deters her... she can reach everything by moving the kitchen chairs around the house. She can open everything in a flash. She knows what she wants and what she doesn't want.
The trouble with 2 is that when she doesn't want to listen she doesn't have too! And having her LISTEN right now is NOT happening. During a half hour span today she was in time-out 2 times for 2 mins! I get down to her level, tell her why she is sitting in the corner, and let her sit for 2 mins. Normally after that she does exactly what I had asked of her to do. Today... nope. She wants to read... not get a diaper change... or take a nap. Back to time-out we went.
My 2nd trouble with 2 is that all her favorite food she doesn't like anymore! What gives?? Getting Makenzie to eat dinner is a major challenge and she has been going to bed hungry many times.
That's my trouble with 2. Thankfully I don't have 2 to go thru 2 at the same time!
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