help 2.5 year old girl

[leecha]

Help my dd who is 2.5 is driving me crazy everything i ask her is no she pushes ds over who is 10 months yells at him she wont share yes i ave taught and was really good with sharing till ds came along but i just dont know what to do i am scared she is turning into a brat her behaviour is embrassing sometimes it stresses me out i just dont know how to deal with her is this just terrible 2's? any advice???

[punkbaby]

Be firm, distraction works wonders, when she pushes ds pick him up and walk away. She will soon get sick of him being taken away and you leaving the room when she pushes him. Tell her its not nice, she is old enough to understand.

It is a stage and it will pass. It is hard though. Mind you give her loads of praise when shes nice to him.

Good luck :)

[purplefairy]

Time out work well for us. We give our DD a warning and say no you need to stop,for example we dont hit:ecomcity:hiting hurts people you need to stop and play nicely etc,or we share what ever it is:ecomcity: and say that is your first warning and if continues you will bw going in time out. We have a timeout room with no toys in it and she sits in there for 2.5 minutes as she is 2.5. Than after that time we go in and explain to her why she is in their and say we dont do (whatever it is she was doing that was not acceptable) and if she hurt someone we get her to say sorry or give that person a hug:hugs:.
It works really well for us.
123 is also a good one.:yes:

[greengables]

Time out work well for us. We give our DD a warning and say no you need to stop,for example we dont hit:ecomcity:hiting hurts people you need to stop and play nicely etc,or we share what ever it is:ecomcity: and say that is your first warning and if continues you will bw going in time out. We have a timeout room with no toys in it and she sits in there for 2.5 minutes as she is 2.5. Than after that time we go in and explain to her why she is in their and say we dont do (whatever it is she was doing that was not acceptable) and if she hurt someone we get her to say sorry or give that person a hug:hugs:.
It works really well for us.
123 is also a good one.:yes:
:iagree:

this is good advice

I always make my 2yr old say "Sorry baby" if she is not nice to the baby in any way (which luckily is not really much - most is taking a toy he is playing with)

I say: "You need to stop...." or whatever is relevant

I also give warnings about going to her room and use the 123 method. She is only ever in her room for 30seconds and is ready to come out and say "Sorry mummy"

I try to givea lot of positive feedback when she is being gentle/affectionate/sharing "That was good sharing, you're being a great big sister" etc and make a really big deal of this

Mind you - DD is still a 'terrible2yr old' but I am really noticing as her language and understanding improves so does her behaviour