If age 3 really is worse than 2....

LisaBRM

G-d help me.

I'm having a tough mommy day over here.

ddelo23

It depends on the kid....with Brandon, 3 was DEFINITELY worse than 2 (and 4 isn't shaping up to be so great either! haha)  carys is 1000000 times worse and wittier than brandon was at 2, so I can only HOPE that 3 brings me less gray hair for me!

Chatty76

Hang on - it's a bumpy ride to 3!   At 3.5 it's gotten somewhat better though.

We've hit the terrible 2's with Andrew but they are a cakewalk compared to RJ's so I'm enjoying this stage so much more with him.  lol

melbride2005

Chatty76:

Hang on - it's a bumpy ride to 3!   At 3.5 it's gotten somewhat better though.

Lucky you! 

jerzeygirl4ever

3 sucks. the end.

Chatty76

melbride2005:

Chatty76:

Hang on - it's a bumpy ride to 3!   At 3.5 it's gotten somewhat better though.

Lucky you! 

lol - he RJ started just after 1 so I've been dealing with it longer!  It's about damn time it got easier.  haha

HarrietNJMommy

Hang in there! Hope it's not so rough for you!!!

LisaBRM

I know a mom who claims that she rarely says no to her kid - just redirects him to something else when he's doing something he shouldn't be doing.  I'll admit it.  I don't really get that.  Either I'm failing miserably as a mom or she has a VERY easy kid because I feel like I spend all day saying no, stop, and don't.

tpquinn72

It's different for every kid.  Molly wasn't too terrible at 2.  Three was not so fun, and so far 4 might be my least favorite age.

Molly started the terrible two's at 18 months.  Quinn turned two at the end of October and he's just starting to get terrible now, lol.

turtle520

2.5 - 3.5 was ROUGH. I do see us turning a bit of a corner. Though he still totally has his days (weeks), he's getting easier to talk to or rationalize with. That doesn't mean he doesn't sulk, get angry and be mean, lol, it just means that it's less screaming and crying over silly things and more "Momma, you made me angry," when I tell him that we can't have homemade pancakes in the middle of the week.

JoJo79

jerzeygirl4ever:

3 sucks. the end.

I don't like hearing this! 

semdkm

"I know a mom who claims that she rarely says no to her kid - just redirects him to something else when he's doing something he shouldn't be doing.  I'll admit it.  I don't really get that.  Either I'm failing miserably as a mom or she has a VERY easy kid because I feel like I spend all day saying no, stop, and don't."

 

This.  Except I'm often yelling (not saying) no, stop, listen, and bringing out my "scary" voice.  Two was delightful.  I thought I was either blessed with the most angelic child or I was the most fantastic mom ever.  Then came three.  And now, four.  There are days I can't even fathom what to do next to GET HER TO LISTEN!  And all I hear from her teacher at school is how well-behaved she is and is an incredibly good "listener."  Argh! 

 

Hang in there!!

Andrea0429

3 has been tough for us.  Most days he's an angel, but he has his moments.  Especially when we have to change his pull-up or it's bedtime.  PT'ing sucks!

MsHan

LisaBRM:

Iecause I feel like I spend all day saying no, stop, and don't.

the story of my life

wedding905

They end of 2 and beginning of 3 was really rough with my daughter.  Now she getting better but it is like a roller coaster and you never know how long the phase will last!  My son has hit the terrible 2's already and the whining and constant tantrums about every little thing are making me nutso!

dmendel

2 wasn't so bad.  3-almost 3.5 is pretty rough.  Abby seens to have toned down the tantrums.   The attitude and the vocabulary have gotten bigger and worse.  Yesterday I was told I was a pain in the butt and I should go away and leave her alone.  Tonght she is going to grandmas where I am sure she will be an angel and I can drink my butt off!  LOL

LisaBRM

semdkm:

"I know a mom who claims that she rarely says no to her kid - just redirects him to something else when he's doing something he shouldn't be doing.  I'll admit it.  I don't really get that.  Either I'm failing miserably as a mom or she has a VERY easy kid because I feel like I spend all day saying no, stop, and don't."

 

This.  Except I'm often yelling (not saying) no, stop, listen, and bringing out my "scary" voice.  Two was delightful.  I thought I was either blessed with the most angelic child or I was the most fantastic mom ever.  Then came three.  And now, four.  There are days I can't even fathom what to do next to GET HER TO LISTEN!  And all I hear from her teacher at school is how well-behaved she is and is an incredibly good "listener."  Argh! 

 

Hang in there!!

Exactly!  She just does not listen to me.  I am screaming way more than I want to and, frankly, that still doesn't get her to listen, so, I really should just stop doing it since it upsets me.  She completely tunes me out.  I know that she is testing me, especially since it's primarily me that she does it to, but, some days I feel like she's winning the battle.  She is so incredibly strong-willed.  In fact, she is a hell of a lot like my sister and that scares the crap out of me.

browneyedgrl4282

Preston has been a handful since he was 1 but age three takes the cake with him! Jordana is easy all around but a little more sassy! OMG Brady if he was my first, he would have been my last LOL! At age 2 he is CRAZY, makes Preston look like he was easy.

erosa

I really dislike the term terrible 2.  My son is definitely off the hook, but the way I view it, he's becoming independent, he can climb, he can run and he can reach things, he's testing his limits.  He's my first & I am learning how to handle him. 

I'm not flaming anyone, but when my son is driving me crazy I just Thank God I have a normal & healthy 2.5 year old.  I know someone who's kid doesn't even make a sound nor move.  But this is just my perspective. 

debfife

I don't think so it's just different. A lot more negotiating. I felt like everything was a "if you want this, you have to do that" conversation.

debfife

LisaBRM:

 just redirects him to something else when he's doing something he shouldn't be doing.  I'll admit it.  I don't really get that.   .

 I never really understood the redirect thing either. Is that teaching them anything?

wed2506

I agree that it depends on the kid. With that said, three sucked a$$ and lasted until she was about 4-5 months into age four!!