The subject on terrible two year olds is a talk about topic yet some parents do not prepare for it until it's happening. By learning more about it as a normal stage in your child's development, it will be easier for you to handle your toddler and you will get yourself in less trouble.
Two year olds are lovable yet terrible, because they could be alternately clingy, whiny and defiant, their tantrums often come on without warning.
There are many resources available in dealing with them but I want to speak for their behalf because this is a wonderful age. It was my golden days with my little one and I enjoyed it so much.
Understanding your child is essential for promoting healthy development. If you know what their strengths and limitations and you understand how and when they need assistance, then you are on the right path.
Some parents think two year old are manipulative and they simply want to get what they want. If we expect them to listen to us and behave appropriately, it will happen, but it takes time.
To help you cope with this normal stage in your child's development, you should always remember that your child is not trying to be disobedient on purpose. He is just trying to express his growing independence and does not have the language skills to easily express his needs. This can also be the reason why your toddler frequently gets upset and resorts to temper tantrums when he does not get what he wants.
When children are two years old they can usually speak between 200 to 250 words. Even with all of this vocabulary, toddlers still have a hard time expressing their emotions. This can leave them very irritated and helpless. To make things easy for you and your child try to have conversations that will help boost their language skills and will make them feel valued and loved.
Allow your child to know that you understand the frustration he is experiencing to help calm him down. Figure out how your child handles difficult feelings and situations as you teach him how to cope up.
I teach my child not only to name his emotions but also to think on how to deal with them. Our job as parents is to give them the basic tools on how to deal with practical life. I try to get into what my son is thinking and feeling and when I do, I get to realize it's hard to be a little one because someone else makes decisions for them. I give the needed assurance that the world maybe dazzling, delicious, exciting, fun and yet by chance I am taking him away from it at every turn because protection and safety is my priority even if he badly wants to experience all life has to offer.
Here are some tips for a healthy and happy two year old that you can apply when talking and interacting with your child on the daily basis. I hope these few tips will help your child develop the skills for a bright imagination, prepare him socially and help him learn to express himself better and reduce the frustrations for both of you.
Stick to regular routines everyday.
Provide safe environment.
Set limits but respect their growing independence.
Offer choices like he is practicing to make simple decisions.
Teach responsibility and predictable consequences.
Use redirection instead of argument to show acceptable alternatives.
Involve in their pretend play and have fun to build strong connection and encourage creativity.
Read to them as much as possible; show them that you value books.
Buy a notebook for your child to write in even if they start with scribbles.
Encourage activities that will give them a chance to play with other children.
Go out and discuss what they see, make it a habit to ask about what they think and let them express freely.
Try to find out what your child feel and likes to talk about and engage them in a conversation.
Try to spend time outside for running, jumping, climbing, swimming and soccer.
Do not forget the benefits of nap time.
Entertainment is simple and inexpensive for this age, take advantage of it since they are easy to laugh, sing and dance with.
These trying times are so brief. If you make it a power struggle, it gets stretched out until you break. Instead, treat it like an opportunity to get to know your child better and go through it as his loving guide not his enemy. Our reward is to savor every moment we get to spend watching them grow, time flies so fast, do not wait, start enjoying your two year old now.
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