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Terrible Three's
Asked by L.A. from Los Angeles
on September 10, 2009
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Help! I have a son that is in his terrible three's stage. I need diffrent suggestions on how to discipline a three year old that is out of control when we are out in s...
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- My son did this too. He found out very quickly that I could find a corner ANYWHERE...even if it didn't look like a corner. Sometimes it was a mailbox etc. Fun was bro...
- Dear La Tres A, As a parent coach, I can tell you that your son's behavior is very age-appropriate. I strongly recommend that, instead of trying to "control" him ...
- I so have the same issue...my 3 1/2 year old drives me nuts at the market and any where outside of home....well at home too. He got terrible twos but not really bad by...
Terrible Three's???
Asked by C.G. from New Orleans
on May 22, 2007
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I need some help with my soon to be three year old. For the last couple of weeks when we get home from work and daycare he turns into a little monster. Not right away ...
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- I totally disagree with a few of the people that have responded to you. Hitting a child in response to their hitting only tells the child that it's okay for YOU to be...
- Hey C., you might want to read the responses that were posted to Maria S on her 2 1/2 year old who's having the same problem, there was a lot of good advice and I thin...
- The good news is that 9 times out of 10 this is just a phase; he's testing his independence and his limits and you're the easiest test subject because he knows that no...
Tazmanian Terrible Three Year Old
Asked by C.Y. from Dallas
on March 29, 2010
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My son is three years old and has these terrible temper tantrums when he doesn't get his way or you just cut is sanwhich in the wrong direction... some of the stuff h...
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- I don't have any advice to offer--but I do agree.....three is sooo much harder than two!
- I am so sorry you are going through this. Again, whoever coined the phrase "terrible twos" never had a three year old, huh? I LOVE Laurie A.'s answer and it worked...
- I completely understand where you're coming from! The thing that helped my child the very most was developing a rigid routine and sticking to it. I found that she di...
"Terrible Twos" ; "Terrible Threes"
Asked by P.W. from San Francisco
on April 24, 2011
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Does anyone else hate these labels?
I never believed that there was a specific age at which my children were supposed to act up, and as a result, they never acted p...
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- I use these 'labels' as descriptions, of my child or any child. Not to put them down, but to describe what may be going on. However, I do not use these terms "at" m...
- I think that you are confusing correlation with causation. It's not your belief that causes them to act in any particular way - just look at all the moms on here who ...
- Yes, I am totally against labeling. (In fact, that is why I coach instead of doing psychotherpy.) I know that words are very powerful. When we define our children's...
Terrible Attitude...
Asked by A.L. from Hickory
on November 29, 2006
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My little girl just recently turned three. Before now she has been the best child I could have ever asked for. But in the past couple of weeks she has been acting out....
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- Hi A., You are not alone there, but I have three of them that act like that all the time. My oldest who is almost 8 is getting a little better, the youngest of the 3 ...
- OH BOY, I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON THAT TEMPTS MY NERVES EVERYDAY. I CALL HIS NAME OUT ALL DAY LONG. I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM SO IMAGINE. I TAKE IT IN STRIDE SOME DAYS BU...
- Don't feel discouraged. I have a 3 year old son acting the same way. He is very out of control also. I know the reason he is acting out is out of frustration. We had a...
Terrible 3'S?
Asked by D.I. from Philadelphia
on August 8, 2011
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I sailed through the 2's without a hitch, but my 3.5 year old's behavior has been getting steadily worse for the last few months. He is still generally a good, helpful...
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- i say the terrible 2's are getting parents ready for the terrible 3's. They are wanting more options & wanting more independence. Pick your battles, give him more ...
- Yeppers. I thought we were lucky because "2" was soooo easy. Then he turned 3! LOL
- I didn't read all your responses, but we too had no problems (or minimal ones at that) when our oldest was 2. It's like once he hit 3, it was game on. Defiance, talk...
Terrible Two's
Asked by M.G. from Atlanta
on July 29, 2008
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Okay, I am half way throught the terrible two's and just hope I can find the patience to survive the next 6 months of this type of behavior. My fear is that people ke...
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- M.: With my two children,a boy and a girl, their behavior got better. Maybe it varies with the child. P. S
- My son is about to turn 4. I really felt the term worser 3's really sums it up. It is not that their behavior gets worse, it is that they get more independent. They ar...
- My son is almost 8 and I really don't think he ever left the terrible two's behind. Just kidding, but honestly, there isn't a "magic" day when everything gets better. ...
Terrible Twos!
Asked by A.K. from Santa Fe
on June 9, 2007
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My daughter is about to turn two in September and is already going through her "terrible twos" any suggestion on how to keep sane? She doesnt listen, and is starting ...
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- They just call it terrible two's but they can last their whole life. My daughter is going through the terrible twos also and she just turned 5! Maybe time-outs work an...
- My daughter is two- but her terrible two's started at 18 months. What helped us was that we set up a board that has the four rules of the house written out and they h...
- Hey A., Well this is what I did, I talked to my doctor when I took her for her two year check up and what he said to do was when she starts to get unruly, or not lis...
Terrible Two's
Asked by A.D. from Los Angeles
on August 24, 2007
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My little girl is 22 months, she drives me crazy sometimes because she doesn't listen to me. She is very bright, so I know she hears me and knows when I am mad at her....
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- I read The everything parents guide to temper tantrums by an author I cannot remember (sorry!) but it really helped me alot. The book gives a lot of different ways to ...
- Children coming into the world these days can be quite "difficult" by normal parenting standards. They are very bright, extremely aware of detail, understand many many...
- Yes, this is where is stops being cute and starts being work. This is parenthood. Try reading some parenting books, taking some classes, going to socializing opportu...
Terrible 2?
Asked by I.D. from San Luis Obispo
on August 17, 2008
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My daughter is 25 months and a feww months ago I thought the was starting the "terrible 2's" phase because she got a bit more fussy and unpredictable and moody. Gosh, ...
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- I., This is totally normal. I have a two and half year old son, he will 3 in November. Somewhere around the 24-26th month mark, I thought to myself, what happenned? A...
- If it makes you feel any better my 2 1/2 year old is the same! She is my 3rd child and I never experienced this with the other two. She has started to get a little b...
- I am the mother of a nearly 4 year old daughter and a 16 month old son. They do change when they get older, for me it was when my daughter turned 2 1/2. It also coinci...
