Terrible twos at 10 months old!

United States
July 26, 2009 12:18am CST
My son is only 10 months oldand is already going through the terrible twos stage. What should i do? Hes already telling me no. and when he gets in trouble he will kick and screem and yell at me. He is even hitting people when he get mad. When he doesnt get his way he will screem at me and when i tell him no or to stop doing something hes not supposed to he will just laugh at me and do it any way. so im really at a loss on what to do. And im not really sure how to punnish a 10 month old.
4 responses
• United States
8 Aug 09
Well if he has older toddler siblings or say cousins he is going to do what they do. My oldest son did the same thing. He started befor he was even crawling. And now he is 3. He is nuts. But I love both my sons with all my heart and in time your son will learn and stop doing things like this and start doing worse things lol. Just playing. Just keep working with him and in time you will notice he wont be doing it as much and then it will stop. Good luck.
• United States
7 Aug 09
Im sure your doing a great job. Just keep doing what your doing and eventually he will learn. Your doing fine.
@ckhair13 (185)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I agree with the above post, its important to stay calm & talk to your kids & explain why he can't do that or why he can't play with that etc...the more you yell & scream at him, the more he is going to rebel against you. My friend has a 3 year old & her & her husband are veyr strict with him, which is good cuz kids need that, but they are way too strict, always yelling & screaming at him about every little thing...he spends more time on time out or being sent to his room & now he is the most unpleasant kid to be around...its horrible to say, but I can't stand when he is around...he came to my daughter's birthday party & he was playing good with my daughter & one of my other friends, then out comes the parents & start going on about him doing whatever wrong & he starts acting up again....my daughter is 13 months & she is just starting to get into the tantrum stage, if she doesn't get her way, she'll throw something or throw herself on the floor & start crying & screaming...I simply pick her up & have a nice calm quiet talk with her & try to get her to focus her attention on something else or maybe I take her outside for a walk or I let her come into the kitchen with me(usually I have a gate up all the time)so then right away she forgets what she was all mad about & we move onto something else...we need to be strict with our kids, but you have to choose your battles also...
@kingroaw (13)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I've heard that food with a lot of sugar and also caffine can be the best solution to calming your child down. just kidding... the best solutions are often the hardest. You can not be saying no to him, try talking to the child in a slow and calm manner, ALWAYS. You must tell him the reasons for your actions, and his, even when you think he is too young to understand. Communication is key. Take 5 minutes to talk, it will save you years in the long run.