I'm at my wits end with my 2.5yr old. It's really starting to get me down how much he misbehaves for me and refuses to listen to me! As soon as we go out somewhere or he is left with my hubby or we have visitors, he is an angel! I know he can be such a good boy, and I spend so much time with him playing and doing fun activities, yet he insists on doing things he knows is so naughty! Climbing up on glass tables, throwing his toys down the stairs, helping himself to food. (He always has fruit and drink within reach) hitting and biting his younger brother, refusing to listen when I ask him to be quiet or calm down when he's going crazy or if his brother is in bed. Laying on the ground kicking the walls!
I know most of you will just say this is normal two year old behaviour and I pray that it is, but does anyone have any suggestions as to why he is so bad for me and refuses to listen to me at all?
The only way I can get him to listen is to yell at him or give him a smack! And I feel like that is all the time when it's just me at home with the kids! I love him so much and I don't want to be mad at him, I'm not an angry person but he makes me see red sometimes!
He's been a little slower on talking but has picked up a lot more after starting at day care two days a week...
If he wants something he brings it to me and whines, I tell him 'would you like it? Can you say please?' And he just whines and whines and cry's, when I know he can say please! My husband will ask him once and he does it!
Now I'm starting to see our 11month old tantrum exactly how he does... And doing the hysterical scream he does. I don't want to have two boys behaving this way and I don't know what to do to fix it!
I've started naughty corner and he just screams bloody murder until he is let out. (I hate to think what my neighbours think)
I just don't know what more to do... I spend 90% of my day with him, involve him in cooking and housework, watch kids movies with him, play outside with him, take him for walks, read books. And dad does little to none of that and he listens straight away!
Even bedtime or nap time if he has one has become a struggle. He's gone from being excited to going to bed in his big boy bed, and picking out books to read to screaming hysterically and lying on the floor kicking at us when we try and get him into bed. We've had to hold the door closed (he's always slept with the door closed because he would push it closed) to stop him coming out repeatedly, as he'll still be up at 10-11pm otherwise!! And three days ago he kicked a dent in the door!
I'm giving him so much and getting his worst behaviour in return. It's breaking my heart and making me really down.
Please throw any suggestions at me!!!!! I'll try anything at the moment!
I know most of you will just say this is normal two year old behaviour and I pray that it is, but does anyone have any suggestions as to why he is so bad for me and refuses to listen to me at all?
The only way I can get him to listen is to yell at him or give him a smack! And I feel like that is all the time when it's just me at home with the kids! I love him so much and I don't want to be mad at him, I'm not an angry person but he makes me see red sometimes!
He's been a little slower on talking but has picked up a lot more after starting at day care two days a week...
If he wants something he brings it to me and whines, I tell him 'would you like it? Can you say please?' And he just whines and whines and cry's, when I know he can say please! My husband will ask him once and he does it!
Now I'm starting to see our 11month old tantrum exactly how he does... And doing the hysterical scream he does. I don't want to have two boys behaving this way and I don't know what to do to fix it!
I've started naughty corner and he just screams bloody murder until he is let out. (I hate to think what my neighbours think)
I just don't know what more to do... I spend 90% of my day with him, involve him in cooking and housework, watch kids movies with him, play outside with him, take him for walks, read books. And dad does little to none of that and he listens straight away!
Even bedtime or nap time if he has one has become a struggle. He's gone from being excited to going to bed in his big boy bed, and picking out books to read to screaming hysterically and lying on the floor kicking at us when we try and get him into bed. We've had to hold the door closed (he's always slept with the door closed because he would push it closed) to stop him coming out repeatedly, as he'll still be up at 10-11pm otherwise!! And three days ago he kicked a dent in the door!
I'm giving him so much and getting his worst behaviour in return. It's breaking my heart and making me really down.
Please throw any suggestions at me!!!!! I'll try anything at the moment!