 Posted 4/5/2006 4:11:49 PM
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| Anyone else have a VERY headstrong three year old???
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Posted 4/5/2006 8:18:45 PM
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My son who is now 7 was very headstrong, we used to call him "spirited". He is better now but still has his moments. His younger brother is now becoming a mini Dallas, the things he does and says sound just like him. I also have a 2 year old and she is very headstrong. She is full blown terrible 2's and I can see it will get worse as she gets older. Sometimes I think it is great they will be able to stick up for themself when they get older but trying to deal with it now is a huge pain.
Erin...mom of Madison, Dallas, Nash, Sydney and Trent
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Posted 4/5/2006 8:51:16 PM
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I'm lucky so far. I only have a 2yr old who very seldom throws a fit but I can tell it's becomming more often and he became another child when my mom was visiting us for 4 weeks. He was having such a fit that I stuck him in his bedroom and shut the door so he wouldn't escape and he just screamed the whole time and was in just a rage he tore all his wall stickers off that he could reach and even tore 1 in half. Thankfully that was the first and only time I've seen him do that but I know it's not gonna be the last time.
Mom of Cole (age 4) and Carter (age 2)www.scotiapuzzles.com
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Posted 4/6/2006 11:06:21 AM
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I'm so with you on that. The 2's were nothing compared to the 3's. I guess it was our parents who said that the 2's were terrible. Not sure what THEY were thinking.
The 3's are full of independence and motivation to get it. I have a 3 1/2 year old and he is always trying to show his independence. Tantrums occasionally, and the neverending NO's. It is all a part of growing up. However, I always try to curb the behaviours that are associated with this stage. Hopefully it gets better when he is 4. Yeah, right??????
 I love my Pontiac Vibe!! 
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Posted 4/11/2006 12:03:42 PM
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It does get better with 4, Bresco...haha. Mine is 9 and the three's for him anyway were the worst, but you were so on the money about independance and such....especially the "NO'S"....gee, wonder where he learned that word from.....
Hockey mom!!!!
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Posted 4/12/2006 2:03:08 PM
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My youngest stepson was 3 when I met him-and he was going thru a phase where he would just cry/yell and expect us to understand why he was unhappy. LOL-when I think back on it, I'm surprised it didn't drive me crazy, LOL. He was still quite a sweetie-we just learned how to give him the right mix of attention and space. And it helped that his older brother could usually tell me what DSS wanted.
KarynDSS #1 Feb 98, DSS #2 July 99, and Baby Due Jan 27, 2007!!  Recently Married April 29/06 (our baby is a honeymoon baby) Moderator!
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Posted 4/14/2006 5:38:22 PM
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| my 9 month old is very determine when she sees stuff she goes right after it so I do not want to knwo what she going to be like at 2 or 3 years old
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Posted 4/18/2006 11:28:12 PM
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| I have heard over and over that the 3's are worse than the 2's... and i am in the same boat... I have a 6 month old who I know is going to be a little bundle of joy (sense the scarcasm) in her toddler years! She is a doll but i can see her father in her already...
 Boo Bear, Kenzie the Boo Bear
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Posted 4/28/2006 3:16:58 PM
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OMG! I don't want to even think about the 3's being worse than the 2's. We had some really, really bad times with Danica when she was about 2.5, but it's better now. I would call DH and ask if we could sell her on EBay.... . I can't imagine it getting worse. Don't get me wrong, she still says no, usually before we're done asking/telling her something (which is pretty funny when you're asking her if she wants ice cream and she says no just to say no!) but the tantrums and not being able to control her (literally arms and legs flailing around) are over. Please, please don't let them come back.
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Posted 5/24/2006 12:16:45 PM
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| yessss, I have a son who will be 4 in July, well he is so stubborn and wants things his way or no way, when he was 2 he was the most polite nice tempered child, then 3 hit......Oh well i know he will outgrow it, and im glad i have lots of patience.... Im also still having issues with the potty training, he goes pee all the time by himeself, its the poop thing that hes so scared of going, he will acually hold it in for days, i finally put him on a stool softner, to ease the pain, but he still will not go on the toilet, he ends up pooping in his shorts, ive tried taking his favorite movies, toys away,but that doesnt work, he will be starting playschool in sept so im really concerned.....
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