Twos are Not Terrible!

Poor two year olds. They have gotten such a bum rap. There they are, doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing, living in their new sense of personhood, asserting themselves with limited skills, getting tired from playing hard, feeling definite about their choices, becoming "not a baby" and they get chastised and reprimanded and deprived.

If you want the "Not Terrible Twos" to feel easier, then try to help your child connect the dots in more efficient ways. Help her or him try to understand their emotions more and recognize that in parenting, the previous stage always seems a little easier in retrospect than what you are going through now.

Then find an activity you both enjoy and play a little bit to remind each other how much you appreciate each other.

Now three's- well.. The challenge continues!