Toddler Years

Here’s what The Parenting Doctor™ recommends about parenting your Toddler.

ME DO IT! THE TERRIFIC TWO’S!

From one to three years of age, your child becomes a bull in a china shop – trying everything, no matter the consequences. The job of a parent and toddler are diametrically opposed. A toddler needs to experiment, repeat, lose control, challenge and become an individual, asking questions through behavior! One of a child’s main developmental tasks in the second year of life is to demonstrate that they are a separate person with a mind of their own. Parents need to protect, set limits, say no, and allow their children to become independent with constant reassurance.

Your toddler has the impulses they were born with and no control over how they react! They think something and immediately act on it! (That new toy looks great and I want it!) Sharing then becomes the hardest concept to grasp at this age, because toddlers cannot yet reason! And parents cannot reasonably figure out why their toddler doesn’t know better! So, to show you he’s his own person, he resorts to using the only tools he has: saying no, doing the opposite of what he’s told, and throwing a tantrum when his efforts fail.

WHAT WOULD DR. ANN SAY?
Kids learn best by repetition. Even though it drives you crazy, keep telling your toddler how to behave. While your toddler grabs, throws tantrums, and pushes their way around, you need to teach them how to stop! Just as important is teaching the behavior that you want. At this age a child also repeats what they hear. Since most parents find themselves saying “no-no” a lot, toddlers throw that word right back at them. Use simple words and gestures to set clear limits for your child.

Making Mothering Memories

A recipe by:  Ann Corwin, Ph.D.

Ingredients…

#1 Understanding how you were mothered.

#2 Deciding how you want to mother?

#3 Setting goals for your child’s scrapbook.

#4Teach your child all the lessons you wish you would have learned.

#5 Don’t be afraid to learn from your children.

#6 Comfort them with boundaries and limits.
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