I know, ‘find me a two year old that isn’t troublesome’ is what you are thinking, but my problem doesn’t seem to be solveable at all.
Our two year old daughter is a screamer (like all my kids have been) and a massive tantrum thrower (to the point of self harm) and nothing we have done has even made the slightest difference.
We ignore her, we growl, we remove her from the situation, we smack (to get her attention and only on her well padded bottom) and we huff and puff until we are blue in the face. None of these work. On occassion, we are able to distract her by going on a Tedda Bear hunt, but once Tedda is found, the tantrum resumes, often with more ferocity than before.
Having just move into a really nice house, we are wanting to look after it, being much better than we expected and all. All the doors and windows have fly/security screens so we want to look after them. Frequently, we let the girls outside, but just as frequently, we say no just so they get used to hearing it.
Alas, saying no to a feral child (Mad Max feral we are talking here) does not make for keeping a house nice. The screen door out the back is no buckled and threatening to come of the runner (and all this in 2 1/2 weeks). Not only will that mean insects can come in and the girls can get out, but it then means the house can’t be secured properly when we need to go shopping. (more…)
For the last couple of months, we have watched that tooth start to wobble and then wobble away to the point it started to sit at right angles.