How do you survive the ‘Terrible Twos’?
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Which terrible twos. Are you talking about a flash, console game, PC game or something else. if so, describe more clearly and elaborate on it
that is a GREAT qestion!
and she means with kids!
and there are the terrible 3’s too.
i am babysitting the both of them and i am awaiting more replies to this…
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By not giving in.
This is the age where they try to become the “boss”, if you make a decision then stick to it no matter what happens.
Keep your sense of humor.
If your child is throwing a lot of tantrums, keep an eye on him/her to make sure they’re safe, but otherwise ignore them until they can act civil. Let them know in a calm voice that you are doing this.
Reward them for good behavior by showering them with attention :)
are u serious i have to go thru the terrible 3’s too?
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haha, yea. they don’t get great again until around 4-5.
and when they throw a tantrum, make fun of them and mimic them and then they start laughing.
LoL they say 2s but it can strtch into 3s also, depends how soon you grab the reins
Get a high paid job and pay a nanny. Seriously those terrible twos are a pain.
But stay firm, you have to keep them under control otherwise you are making a rod for your own back.
I just don’t understand, he was so happy all the time and playful and mindful. Now, he crys whenever he does not get his way. My son is so strong minded.
My husband always jokes about sticking his 13 size foot up his little booty and we we’ll see how mindful he becomes
It’s because he just figured out he doesn’t HAVE to mind! lol He never thought to question that fact before.
Yes, you have to go through the terrible 3’s and then the 4’s and so on, I have always did sort of a happy dance on the first day of school every year.
When they were smaller I tried a distraction techique to keep fits to a minimum…if it’s something they want that they can’t have for whatever reason, I would try to distract them with something else. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t.
Major tantrums you really have to nip in the bud or they get worse!!! You just have to show him that kind of behavior is unexceptable or he will rule the house. My daughter did the major tantrums, they were dreadful, she would scream, cry and kick…I ended up having to make her go to her room with her door shut and not let her come out until she stopped. (That’s with no tv or video games).
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