How do I get my 2 year old to stop spitting??

My grandson (who lives with me) was doing this for several months but now he has stopped.His twin sister never did it at all. It was horrible while he did it but he would just spit - never in our aces.I just kept looking sad and said that it was not a nice thing to do. I've been blessed becasue neither of them have had temper tantrums (YET) and although they occasionally quarrel they get on really well together and have to have the other one in sight on the time. I don't really have advice except some children will continue to do it because they know you don't like it. Good Luch!

I have never had this particular problem. However, my son used to throw mean temper tantrums when he got angry when he was that age. Your daughter is just expressing her anger in a different way. This is about the age where children become defiant and express anger...one reason they call this the "terrible 2's". I am suprised that timeouts and spanking don't work. Really the only thing that can help you here is discipline. She has to learn that she will not get what she wants if she does this. Have you tried withholding attention? I did that when my son would throw temper tantrums as well. He would sprawl on the floor and cry and scream and kick and I would just ignore it and go about my business, pretending like he wasn't there. It's hard, but I did it. He used to hate going to his room, so sometimes I would spank him and put him in his room and that was punishment enough for him. He eventually stopped doing it after I did these things. I know this won't work on all kids, though. You could try being calm when she does it, clean it off your face or wherever, and just ignore her. Let her know that she's not going to get a rise out of you and you aren't going to give her whatever it is she wants. It might feel like you're letting her do whatever she wants, but what she really wants is attention. To encourage good behavior, spend time with her when she is behaving and praise her for behaving well.

Teaching something new for a 2 year old is really hard. I can understand your situation. You just have to talk to her and sit next to her and explain how it makes you sad because of her action. I had the same trouble, my girls used to draw on the walls with crayons whenever they are upset or whenever I say no to something. All I did was, just talked and talked.goodluck