They call it “the terrible twos”. She just turned 16 months old and yet she already knows how to throw tantrums. Elise caughts everyone off-guard when one minute she’s playing by herself quietly then suddenly blows into full screaming fits in the next. What happened to my “good girl”?
Its really unnerving to see her like this.
I was still in denial until my grandma told me that Elise was being a “bad girl” when they brought her to a family gathering (without me). Aside from scratching other kids, she would resolve to pinching and slapping when they don’t give her attention. Is it because she’s such a princess at home that she expects the same everywhere she goes?
Last night was really bad. I could see signs that she was already sleepy. But when I try to bring her beside me to sleep, she would crawl away from me and go back to playing by herself. I let her play with the phone, she loves pressing the buttons when it makes the bee-bop sound.
In a few mins, she just started crying her lungs out. She was inconsolable. I tried almost everything but no effect. A few minutes later, she got tired of crying, kicking and screaming and slept, sobbing ocassionaly.
According to this site I have:
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Get your own counter here.
Sometimes, you’d know she’s really just being “maarte” when she cries and no tears come out. She would also cover her mouth just like we see on TV. I wonder where she learns that.
But sometimes, its full force- complete with tears, kicking and screaming.
Lately, I’m reading up on how to handle this situation. It really is difficult for me to keep calm but most of the sites I read tells me to do so. I just hope we’ll be able to cope with her “terribleness” and get my “good girl” back.
on Oct 1st, 2007 at 9:57 am
i didnt experience terrible twos with my two girls, but they went through terrible threes…patience, patience plus a time out for moms!
Aiza: a time out? hmm? that sounds nice. i should do that. thank you, for the tip!
on Oct 1st, 2007 at 11:18 am
Just don’t give in to whatever she asks, especially when she throws tantrums. That’s one of the things I learned from my mom
on Oct 1st, 2007 at 1:55 pm
I often use “distraction” method where I’d get a toy or a book, and exclaim “Oh look at this…” in a very enthusiastic voice . But then again, each child is different. I didn’t have terrible twos with my 2 girls. they just said “no” all the time though.
on Oct 1st, 2007 at 4:03 pm
LOL that counter is great!
If it helps any, my 21-month-old went through a brief period of throwing tantrums but is back to her sweet sunny disposition now. Hope the same is true for your little girl
on Oct 2nd, 2007 at 3:20 am
Mabait pa pala anak ko… hehe…
Aiza: We?re kinda getting the hang of it now. We just try to distract her with other things (tama ka, noemi). My mother in law and some friends would always remind me that its just a phase and that?s my mommy mantra now, heehee.
on Oct 4th, 2007 at 11:07 am
My youngest is eight and I now believe that the terrible twos never really go away… They just change subtly and you grown more acclimated to the angst. Today the eldest turned thirteen and some days I swear she’s re-living the terrible twos!
I really miss moments like this:
http://gallery.efamilynj.org/v/family/thegirls/alltogether/Bedtime02/PICT0013.jpg.html
But even then those were just short five minute portions of ‘calm’.