Setting Boundaries To Help With the ‘Terrible Twos’
A lot is said about two year old and the ever so famous ‘terrible twos’ stage. While they may not in all reality live up to the dramatic stories many modern parents are scared with, they can be a rather trying time.
Yet, setting up habits early, and firmly and lovingly enforcing them when you have to can save a lot of trouble in the years to come.
A toddler at the age of two are usually discovering the option of saying ‘no’ and tend to try to exert this new found freedom of speech at every chance they get. While some kids don’t try to use it too much, some on the other hand do try to use the no at every little chance they get.
It’s part of growing up and part of becoming an adult, it’s important for mom and dad to be firm and understanding.
In talking to a local pediatrician about my own two year old, I was offered this piece of advice:
“It’s important to establish and maintain firm and clear boundaries. If the child know they can get away with something, they will try to keep pushing the boundary back further and further.”
In other words, give an inch and they may try to take a mile. The initial boundaries are an important step with surviving the twos Keeping those in place, while difficult, will prove to be a lifesaver.
While the ‘rules’ in any family can differ a huge degree, you can work with your own personal boundaries and find and establish the rules to make it work for you.
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