Tuesday, 4 September 2018

Feeling Defeated by Toddler


I need a safe place to vent so here I am. I have two boys, 22.5 months and 3.5 months. I'm a stay at home mom. I normally pride myself on my patience but today has me struggling to hold back tears.My toddler has been on a throwing spree for the past few days. He throws everything he can get his hands on. When he throws them I tell him he cannot have that toy if he is going to throw it then I take it away. He has plenty of toy balls that are okay to throw and I show him those but then he goes and picks up something he shouldn't and he throws that. When a toy gets taken he doesn't seem upset at all. He laughs and throws more.I've tried time out for a minute and a half. He doesn't like it but he doesn't seem mentally capable of connecting that throwing means time out yet. On top of throwing, there are so many more toddler-typical behavioral issues that are seriously defeating me today.I am so tired. He treats me like shit and then when I step away for a moment to collect myself he screams for me to come back.Please don't comment just saying, "that's toddlers, suck it up." I know it's toddlers. And I'm trying to suck it up. But i feel like a failure. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2NRe8tn

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