Ugh, Lily has been pretending NOT to hear lately.
I find myself calling her five times before she even turns around and the only reason she finally does is because I either:
1- scream out her name or
2- go over to her, lower myself so she can see me eye to eye
Is anybody else’s toddler doing this?
She is just not listening lately.
I have even thought about taking her to the pediatrician to have her ears checked.
Yesterday, we were having a great time painting in her room until she decided that she wanted to take the painting containers and paint elsewhere.
I told her that both had to stay in the easel.
She refused to listen to me, was being so stubborn (I shouldn’t be surprised since I was the MOST stubborn child in the world as my mom tells me), started screaming and crying.
I finally just sat her in the chair and put her on “time-out”.
She sat there for a while and was finally calm enough to reason with.
Is this what they call the terrible 2′s?
Advice always appreciated.
Here are some painting pictures before the tantrum started.
God Mom! She’s busy! The two’s….asserting their independence.
@Min,
but yet still so clingy…..
No worries. Amelia is doing the same thing, I call her name she looks at me and turns back to what she is doing. Then the tantrums…OMG! Especially, when we are walking away from something that interests her, she stops and falls to the ground in protest.
@Meghan,
Lily is already past the throwing herself on the ground stage. it lasted a week. i just looked at her like what are you doing? and moved on. next!
I think you’re doing a good job. You’re standing your ground and giving her a consequence when she melts down. I’ve always found that talking about what we are going to do helps. For example, just saying “Now we can paint, but we have to keep everything here so we don’t make a mess in the living room” then when she wants to take the paint away you can remind her of what you said. Maybe you already do that though. In my years of nannying it’s really helped define the boundaries for kids I’ve watched and for me too.
@Kelley,
you are such a good teacher! those are definitely things i do it’s just at times (day after day) it gets a bit hard….. you will soon see.
Claudia…. Just love!! her when she starts the tantrums… just correct her and smile to yourself… No matter how big the tantrum or how much she’s testing you…. you’ll think back to these days and wish it was that easy again… Believe me you will miss the time out chair making everything ok again. And Believe it or not you’ll miss her tantrums. you are a great mom! Lily is a Very lucky little lady!!!
@Angela,
thanks, I know…. it all changes so fast. it’s definitely challenging at times.