This!
Hindsight and thinking things through makes it seem like it was such an easy solution and you totally failed but in the moment you are in shock - have nfi what to do and just react. And that is ok.
My DS is 3.5 and is still doing ridiculous things. He *knows* some of these things are naughty but still does it.
It still frustrates me. I lose my cool. But that does not make anyone a bad parent.
And if its the first time its happened - it shocks you. Just like the first time DS swore. I had no idea what to do. DH was in shock. DS seemed oblivious to what happened.
It'll be ok![]()
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Prevention is better than cure with 2 year olds - rn wove breakables put of reach.
When you are explaining something is wrong keep it short and sweet - the less words the better. 15 seconds. Don't try and explain too much as a 2 year olds attention span isn't long.
It's a hard age - good luck!
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08-09-2016 23:28 #13
After saying I was upset the bowl was broken and would he like to say sorry and have a cuddle, I would probably try to get him to use a more appropriate object. Like a ball.
Ds does stuff like this when he wants our attention, is tired or needs something else. Lots of boundary testing recently!
Eta. I would get him to watch me throw out the broken bits too. Ds broke a glass a few weeks ago (his own). Watched me clean it up and wanted me to "fix it". Sorry buddy, it's going in the bin!Last edited by AdornedWithCats; 08-09-2016 at 23:33.
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09-09-2016 16:37 #14
Put everything breakable out of reach. Two year olds are absolute heathens, no point getting too worked up about it. He'll grow out of this stage around 4ish.
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Just echoing what others have already said, at this age he's still learning. He doesn't understand that throwing and breaking something will make you upset and i doubt he's trying to do that. All he thinks is "wow.. look what happens when i do this "
I would be moving anything you don't want broken and give him things he CAN throw.
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