Terrible 3's
Calling all mothers....I need help!
Whoever labeled the 2's as terrible...is horribly wrong. I made it through two, and was quite proud of how well my child behaved the whole year. He was adorable, sweet, lovable and super smart...but now he can turn into a creature I have never seen before! I am stressed and at my wit's end. His attention span is now longer which makes the tantrums even worse. The tactics that once worked to distract or calm him only make it worse. My day can start well and turn as fast as picking out the spiderman underpants instead of the diego. It can throw a perfectly good morning into a battle ground. He is driving me crazy. I need advise...I promise I listen. I make sure I am consistent, I pick my battles and give time outs and he screams to the point I think he may throw up. I give him choices in the morning, but yet somethings are nonnegotiable like wearing pants to daycare. I watch Nanny 911, I have taught parenting to young mothers, I have read books and my child is turning into a monster. I don't like this new independence that he thinks he deserves!
Mind you, he doesn't do this for Dan or Kristi...just mom! I just want the instruction manual that I thought I would recieve in the hospital before I left!
Please tell me 4 is better...only another 6 months.
Debbie, remember those "good mornings" you wrote about....forget it...I just want to get out of the house!
Tyler Bret I love you...but you driving your mother to drink J/K!!!
Whoever labeled the 2's as terrible...is horribly wrong. I made it through two, and was quite proud of how well my child behaved the whole year. He was adorable, sweet, lovable and super smart...but now he can turn into a creature I have never seen before! I am stressed and at my wit's end. His attention span is now longer which makes the tantrums even worse. The tactics that once worked to distract or calm him only make it worse. My day can start well and turn as fast as picking out the spiderman underpants instead of the diego. It can throw a perfectly good morning into a battle ground. He is driving me crazy. I need advise...I promise I listen. I make sure I am consistent, I pick my battles and give time outs and he screams to the point I think he may throw up. I give him choices in the morning, but yet somethings are nonnegotiable like wearing pants to daycare. I watch Nanny 911, I have taught parenting to young mothers, I have read books and my child is turning into a monster. I don't like this new independence that he thinks he deserves!
Mind you, he doesn't do this for Dan or Kristi...just mom! I just want the instruction manual that I thought I would recieve in the hospital before I left!
Please tell me 4 is better...only another 6 months.
Debbie, remember those "good mornings" you wrote about....forget it...I just want to get out of the house!
Tyler Bret I love you...but you driving your mother to drink J/K!!!
posted by Cari | 7:08 PM
3 Comments:
Here's my advice that I follow lately - hugs, hugs and more hugs. You need them because your kid drives you nuts and more imporantly, he needs them. Lots of them, get down to HIS level and kiss and hug him every chance you get!!
Hang in there! You have a perfect little boy. Camryn wouldn't call him her boyfriend if he wasn't a wonderful catch!!
You'll make it,
Court.
Cari, we had the same problem! Apparently whoever made up the term "terrible two's" didn't make it thru the three's. For us four has been a bit better. The tantrums aren't as often but when they happen watch out! Good luck and hang in there.
For me w/Cece, 2 was a pc of cake compared to 3 so i feel your pain. i have a feeling Luke will be the same way so next year it will be me copy & pasting your latest post to my own blog!!! Here's my advice. Stick to your guns, and use the same strategy for each individual tantrum. He will eventually realize he won't get anywhere.... Don't offer too many choices....we are paying for that w/Cece now...she expects lots of choices, & sometimes says no to both! Pick the clothes out the night b4. Make it a bedtime game. And walk away, or put him in a room to get his "frustrations" out. it's okay for him to be mad. that's the only way he knows how to deal w/disappointment, and he's trying to be an independent part of the family. And 4 gets a little better. Altho' I hear 5 & 6 & 7 are the best!! ;) I'm waiting too!! :)
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