Those Terrible Twos

    What I would like to touch on today is the terrible twos. This time that is the terrible twos comes with many different things from your toddler. They don’t listen, they ignore, they have tantrums, they scream and cry, they make a mess. All. Day. Long. I, with my own two year old, have been so frustrated and just felt hopeless in the phase of his childhood. I have heard myself day in and day out say things like,” I don’t know how to handle him” , ” I have no idea what to do with him”, ” I feel like such a terrible parent for having no idea of how to get my own child to behave”. And all of that is true, I simply don’t know. But, now I wonder, maybe it’s not so much about what I should do. It’s what I shouldn’t do. I shouldn’t yell in frustration. I shouldn’t spank him because I am mad. I should be teaching myself just like teaching him. When you get frustrated take a breath and walk away. It’s never ok to hit each other in anger. Give people some grace and patience. While he’s learning how he needs to behave as a kid, I’m learning how to behave as a mother. Both come with a learning curve and it’s a constant process. You are going to make mistakes and we have to remember that that’s ok.

So now Mama’s 1…2…3… Deep breath in and let it go.