Tell me I am not alone..

[fierymama]

The two year old has been doing some major regressions the last few weeks. Sleep, eating, behavior - all going backwards. I don't know if it is because of how busy we are right now, if it is because she had a cold the other week, or if this is all normal. I am not sure I can handle much more. Everything has been a battle with her lately.

[aydee]

You are not alone. Roughly 2-3 months ago we went through a terrible stretch for a few weeks where her eating sucked and she was throwing huge tantrums all day long. It was very out of character and totally exhausting to deal with. For us it was all related to her 2 year molars cutting through the gums, but that wasn't apparent for a while. Tylenol made a world of difference for her once we finally realized what was going on.

[jedi]

centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/child-development/developmental-stages-the-roller-coaster-of-equilibrium-and-disequilibrium/

[jedi]

And as of his week.
Yes.

[taketheshot]

A is awful right now. She bites my head off and yells at me over just about everything. She has started throwing things and knocking things over when she is mad and I have zero tolerance for that. I hate being strict all day but until she realizes there are boundaries and I'm in charge, I have to be the hard ass. Also the fake forced crying she's doing can end any freaking time now. She hasn't been eating well, which I try not to be too pushy about and her sleep has absolutely been shit. She also has had a runny nose/cough due to a molar or two breaking through.

Hugs... They don't call it Terrible 2 for nothing...

[fierymama]

Man am I glad that I am not the only one. I don't remember C doing this, but I am sure he did too. The 6 month thing makes sense jedi. The last time I remember her being more difficult was when we were on vacation at the end of June. Her sleep was better last night so my fingers are crossed that we are on the upswing.

[mrspiatt]

Worm has been a nightmare- she’s been great as far as Jack is concerned but she’s refuses to listen, eat or sleep. She’s also waking up in the middle of the night screaming (which wakes Jack up if he’s not already awake). I’m trying my best to remain patient with her, but it’s so hard when I’m sleep deprived and hormonal.

[armpants]

We are also dealing with fits and terrible eating. Now when M is told no he'll go over to a wall and tap his head on it and start crying. Generally igniting it works, but once in a while he'll start hitting it harder each time to get a reaction.

Two is fun.

[redandblue]

We've been sitting on this bench for a while. Eating hasn't been too bad, but the tantrums were brutal for a while. Major head banging and carrying on for extended periods. Once we started ignoring it, it seems to have gotten better. He has started replacing the head banging with biting his finger when upset. Then he would want us to kiss it better. We have started just telling him 'yes it hurts when you bang your head or bite your finger'. Sometimes he will just kiss it better himself, or have one of his stuffed toys kiss it better. Lol. This weekend he has started adding 'I'm okay' after he bites it, then kisses it. Lol. Gotta love the phases...

[Betweenthelines]

DS's behavior has been out of control the last 2 weeks. It's pissing us off so much because nothing works for this kid as far as punishment. Yelling doesn't work, remaining calm doesn't work, time outs don't work, taking things away doesn't work, rewarding good behavior doesn't work.

I want to scream most days lately.

[Betweenthelines]

Thankfully eating is still OK for us ::knocks on wood::, but damn. I think I'd rather the crappy eating over the constant not listening & bad behavior.

[taketheshot]

I haven't broken down since A was a few months old but I couldn't hold it together today. A has just been awful. She screamed cried and fussed the entire time we were in Target. She usually loves to shop with me. It was so bad that a few different people stopped and tried to talk to her/calm her down. I know they meant well but she's tantruming because she didn't get her way.. giving her attention and telling her how cute and sweet she is is not helping a damn thing. God, that was only 10am ... She took her nap 2 hours earlier than normal so it's been a fucking long afternoon. I hate yelling at her so much. H came home and A was (fake) crying at the table and I was (actually) crying in the office. I don't even know why she was crying. I try to calm her down and she gets worse. This phase cannot be over soon enough. I want my little girl back. This monster I'm raising is really making me regret having a child.