Luca 的 Terrible TWO!!

Luca小朋友踏入他人生Terrible Two 的第三個月

亦即係，Luca媽都渡過了三個Terrible months!

兩歲的Luca跟之前的分別很大

現在會搶玩具，掙玩具

知道自己想要什麼不要什麼，有主見

別人想拿去他的東西時，他會拒絕，他會say no

他想做某些事而別人不讓他做的時候

他會打人，打自己，發脾氣，碌地，掟東西

現在，我們都很怕帶Luca上餐廳

而且，很多時出街前都要跟Luca約法三張

「出街要乖否則媽媽不帶你去街，要拖住，唔好自己走左去」

兩歲的孩子，出街後就忘形

好似今早，Luca媽跟太太們外出

回程時，就要抱住Luca回家

很多時候，Luca媽是很沮喪的，不知道應該怎樣做

有其他媽媽能分享一下嗎？

Terrible Two

Some signs that your toddler is in the terrible twos are temper tantrums, screaming for no reason, banging head on things and plain old not listening.

There are different ways to handle a toddler going through the terrible two stage and sometimes how the parents and rest of the family react can determine if it will continue or stop. One thing to try to do is ignore the temper tantrum and screaming and throwing of toys. This does not always do much good though as many will continue to throw the toys and keep on screaming as well. But sometimes not doing anything does stop the tantrum for the time being so it doesn't hurt to give it a try.

Yelling back at the toddler is something that is not affective and just makes the toddler think that yelling and screaming is ok and usually just makes them do it all the more. When speaking to a toddler that is having a temper tantrum, try to be calm and keep your voice at a normal level. Raising your voice a little bit is ok but refrain from screaming and yelling back at the toddler.

Another thing to try is the time out chair. Putting a child in a time out chair can be started anywhere from about 18 months old and up. Starting it early on helps them learn what it all means. At first the time out doesn't have to be long, only a few seconds or as long as the toddler will sit in the chair. As time goes on and more time outs are given, longer periods of sitting should be given. The more they are repeatedly put in time out for doing something, the more they will learn that it is something they should not be doing. It may take time and many time outs before a toddler gets the idea but they do get the idea in the long run.

Try everything you can to help you and your toddler make it through the terrible twos without much stress to your family or the toddler. Sometimes nothing works and you just have to try your hardest to relax and not get stressed out over nothing working. They do outgrow the terrible twos, sometimes quickly and other times not until they go to school.

Most important, remember that your toddler is learning every day and your reactions will factor in how they will react to things as well. And remember to tell that toddler that you love them very much even when punishing them with a time out.

Luca媽只有努力訓練自己的耐性

新一年，希望Luca的Terrible Two盡快完結！