Fit pitching and almost two Posted: 03-18-08 10:49am
Hannah has become a wee little tyrant.
She completely falls apart if we tell her
no. She's straddling the line between
wanting her independence and needing
boundaries. She has done away with her
little clip on high chair and likes to
kneel on the stool at the breakfast bar
for meals which is fine, but she likes to
get up and down and up and down and up and
down and then when we won't let her get up
anymore she pitches a fit. There are 1001
other things she pitches a fit about:
wanting juice instead of milk, wanting to
wear something that I didn't dress her in,
not wanting to brush her teeth (that's a
big one), wanting something someone else
has, wanting a cracker, not liking what
she has been served for breakfast. My
GAWD this child has opinions! I have been
using the three strikes method, cry
pillow, naughty chair for big infractions
or hitting, but any other ideas would be
helpful, as there are days when my arsenal
of tricks seems to be getting a litttle
low and my patience begins to wear thin.
That's the other thing, she has no thresh
hold for frustratioin and absolutely no
ability to wait for something (like her
food to be cooked, to get out of the car
seat, etc). It's so funny how different
she is from her older sister, or it could
be that my memory has faded, but I am
pretty sure Geneva was not as much of a
challenge as this one is. Thanks for
listening!
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my3kids
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 29 Location: san diego, ca,
Posted: 03-19-08 15:30pm
It sounds like you have a very independent
little girl. My kids were (are) the same
way, so I decided to stop battling with
them and let them have choices. For
example, I might give my daughter two
dresses to choose from, or offer water or
milk and let the child choose which one
he/she wants. Obviously this tactic only
works some of the time, but I have found
that an independent, stubborn child
thrives off of their own choices. If you
give 2 options, they feel like they have a
sense of control.
I hope that helps some. I sympathize with
you. I know how difficult this age can
be.