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| My Toddler is Driving me CRAZY!!! |
| My toddler driving me NUTS!!! It seems like he's always in a bad mood. He wants to be on me ALL the time. If I'm not holding him, he's fussing. He doenst' listen when I tell him to do something. I know that he understands what I'm saying, but it takes him longer to respong when he's focused on something. I can 't tell you how many times we've told him that the phone and the TV remote are not for him to touch, but he still continues doing it. HELP!!!! |
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| My daughter always wants the phone and remote too. I had an old cordless phone that she plays with (I took the batteries out) and I let her play with the dvd remote (also no batteries). Is he getting more teeth? My daughter has been very clinging and crabby and I noticed that she has 4 molars coming in right now. |
| posted by on 10/15/2007 |
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| I am sorry to say this but you trained your child to do that and so did I. Not all parents would do this, but if he doesn't listen, give him a little slap on the hand. And for the remotes; keep them up high and or out of his reach. |
| posted by Chelle on 10/15/2007 |
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| Hi there. I don't know if your into reading Parent's Magazine or other Toddler Books but this is totally normal. This is the time when there are learning cause and effect to the fullest. He does it for attention, seeing ur unusual reaction(even if its undesireable), and cause they do not understand that it's ok for you but not for him. Remain consistent, do not react dramatically. He musn't learn that the rules are flexible or feel that there is no structure. I always say the same words with the same reaction, no matter what. I never let him control me at all. You are the parent and he is the child. keep cool. I work in the Emergency Room, so no matter what happens you have to remain cool to do the job right. It'll take time especially if its passed 18 months or 2 years. After 2 years their memories and attention span are more mature so it is difficult. I recommend also structurizing his schedule so he has a time, a place for everything, so he can have an outlet as well as structure.....it will definitely help with his security issues with you stepping away from him or him constantly wanting to be picked up. I noticed my son cried when we would be around other people or in unfamiliar places he didn't know, so I would hold him during those times (per Parents Magazine) and it has worked immensely. When its just you and him, just create jobs for him to do. I always have my son close the dishwasher for me, close the door, turn off the lights (when leaving a room), ringing the door bell when arriving at the front door, and things like that. It helped and totally raised his self esteem. Brain growth/activity is extremely sensitive and rapid around 2 -3 years. Anxiety is at its peak from 18 months to 24 months (per my psych class). I can photo copy some of my notes to you which are very brief and to the point. Good luck, God Bless, and don't give up...ur doing a great job by even reaching out for help. That was the hardest for me. Take care. |
| posted by Tash on 10/18/2007 |
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