Tricky Temperament Support Thread
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Topic: Tricky Temperament Support Thread
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: Tricky Temperament Support Thread
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 7:41pm
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Anyone else got a gorgeous, head strong kidlet with a will as strong as iron?
Some of the challenges we have at the moment: Stop = run away, even onto the road. This occurs every single time I try to ge her to walk the 15 steps from the door to the car...she runs as fast as she can down the driveway. Despite being consistent for months it's not improving. No = scream at the top of your lungs and give the worlds most evil stare. Careful = lash out and hit FULL ON! Please share your testing toddler experiences here so we all know we are not alone. I never expected to have a child with such a...erm...grumpy and assertive personality. Soooooo the opposite of DH and I!!!!!! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 8:03pm
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GO AWAY - yelled loud with 'the look'
NO Go Away - followed by a hit and 'the look' We have got the rund down the path to the road when going to the car - not fun when you got your hands full throwing food when had enough to eat - when told not to 'NO Go away'.... (do you see a thrend here) Taking himself to the naughty corner with a smerk on his face Knowing when he shouldn't do something by looking at you to test you to see what you will do... Sure theres more Your certainly not alone!  ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 8:09pm
ROFL Ann - your ticker is missing your bubba so I read your thread an then saw "Josh 15" and thought WOAH! That is a long toddler phase  ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 8:12pm
I think that title leaves this group open to every toddler in the world 
We have our good and bad days... latest is smacking Mummy in the face when I'm telling her off! So much for getting down to their level!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 8:14pm
LOL OMG yes 15 years would be a very long time LOL.... I can see my ticker though! (just so you know Rhylz is 20 months) ------------- Ann
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FionaS wrote:Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 8:15pm
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Yeap, I can see your ticker again now too. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 8:39pm
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how bout...
mum can i have an apple sure you can, get one out of the fridge I DONT WANT AN APPLE! dont have one then I want an apple Ok, its in the fridge I DONT WANT ONE! then repeat that performance for about 10 mins and while it is going on he is eating the apple... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 8:47pm
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Can't help but have a wee giggle at the irony of that Bizzy but that would be very, very annoying.
I'd be tempted to start singing "mary, mary, quite contrary..." over and over. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 8:53pm
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i quite often tell him if he had been a girl he would be mary!!! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 9:36pm
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ROFLMAO, IM sorry but the aplle story is funny and cute all at the same time, of course if it were Alize it wouldnt very cute at all lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 9:36pm
| Jack is in the process of TT at the moment but every time he gets told off he wets his pants. It drives me insane but I can't exactly tell him off for wetting his pants. He thinks doing wees will get him out of time out. Also he now spits at me when I try to tell him off as well. Delightful child. |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 12:28am
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Can anyone say 'Terrible Two's'?
Just roll with it ...it's going to get worse before it gets better! Children are unpredictable. |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 1:46am
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I have a sinking feeling my littlest is going to be a member of this thread in a very short time I must admit those stories are quite funny though - of course, only when they're happening to someone else! ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 6:42am
my newphew is the same very strong willed come to think of it so is my son ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 8:34am
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Sam hasn't starting saying 'No' to us yet thank goodness but we just get the evil glare constantly.
This is quite often accompanied by throwing herself on the floor and kicking/screaming. My absolute favourite (NOT) is when you are walking through a public place and try to pick her up and she goes all floppy and starts screaming (she is in her harness so can't escape). I especially love that! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 9:33am
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Leo can be like Jekyll & Hyde some days!! He is the sweetest more adorable little boy, and then he turns into Chucky the devil child! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Of course NO is his fave word, with the look lol! He will ask for something and then when you give it to him he gets pissy, so I say to him well ill leave it here on the bench then, and then he gets pissy again and wants you to give it back to him lol!Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 9:59am
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mmm can I join in too, I was a bit worried my boy was not normal.
Sunday was the worst we have ever had it! My thread OH MY GOSH will tell you all about it. I told him off this morning for getting a stamp and drawing on the wall! He cried and cried, so it was a good chance for me to get him dressed! He was refusing up till then and I was just going with it. Maybe I should start a countdown till he turns 3? ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 10:18am
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Oh yeah gotta love those public tantrums...or the ones where you virtually have to cart them out of the mall in a football hold while they arch thier backs and scream blue murder....little Miss is even starting to pull the "lie on the floor and kick and scream" tantrum. Oh joy. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 12:58pm
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Yup, we're getting the lie on the floor and kick and beat your hands and scream tantrums too. And she can turn in a heartbeat, as soon as she even *thinks* she's not going to get her own way.
As well as squealing at an ear splitting level because she knows she's not allowed to, over and over again - I don't actually think she needs to breathe she can hold that squeal for so long. That's been going on for months too. Hitting her sister in the face every chance she gets. Hitting and kicking mum and dad. Pulling open drawers and throwing everything out then running away. Tipping her entire bowl or plate of food upside down, or spitting her drink all over us. Nice. She's a lovely, intelligent, wonderful girl but man is she stubborn and headstrong! She turns two in September. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 1:37pm
Apparantly 3 is even worse
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 1:46pm
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Excellent this thread worked just as I hoped it would! I feel very supported now :) It makes it so much easier to deal with when you know everyone else is going through the same thing.
Interesting how other peoples toddler stories are so funny and yet sometimes we struggle to laugh at our own.------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 05 August 2008 at 2:57pm
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Leo just made me laugh, we were all sitting outside in the sun and he was patting the dog and the cat comes along and lies on the ground in front of him trying to get the dogs attention. We have been teaching manners lately so I had to laugh when Leo looks all cross and says "exkoose me pweese kitty" And got really annoyed when kitty wouldnt move, cause he asked nicely and everything!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
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