'Terrible twos'

Same here it’s the biting that gets me with our LB but the more you tell them off the more he finds it hilarious and then does it more I would try finding an activity they can do to help them calm down my LB likes taking a bubble machine outside and chasing the bubbles

no idea what to try but I know how you feel. we have just been away for a few days and I can honestly say I have hated every minute of it due to tantrums and it's so so common yet at that moment it seems it's only your child acting out and everyones looking at you and you don't know if they sympathise or are thinking you need a grip of your child.

Going through the same (our LB throws things on the ground,just put his plate of snacks upside down and started laughing).He hates having a bath so sometimes I will tell him if you do that,you’ll have a bath and he stops (not realistic to keep saying this but I honestly don’t know what else to do).We are also occupying his days with cooking,taking him outside as much as possible and this helps.When we’re indoors,involving him in cleaning,painting,role playing with cars etc.It’s soooo challenging and tiring but this phase is indeed trying.

I’ve been using the following methods with my daughter since she was really young and they work really well with her self regulation. Not sure how they’ll work being introduced during the ‘terrible twos’ phase, but worth a try? - regularly reading Campbells emotions books and the colour monster. - sensory basket with sensory toys such as touch feel pads, pop it’s, emotions cards, mirror. - zones of regulation and talking about emotions and how to cope with them. - regulation methods such as blowing out the candles, compressions, smell the flower and blow it, jumping, singing. We don’t do the naughty corner or time out, we have ‘cool down’ or ‘calm down zone’ where she has some books and her sensory basket and time to calm herself down, then once the 2 minute timer goes off she can come and talk to me where we discuss what happened and hug. Sometimes she prefers to regulate and calm down with me though with hugs and compressions etc rather than on her own with the timer

Just to add onto my comment, it’s best to talk about all the methods I mentioned when she’s calm and regulated, so she’s absorbing what you’re saying, rather than surprising her with things she doesn’t know or understand when she’s having big feelings, resulting in her being even more overwhelmed. Maybe even try using teddies and toys to introduce the methods - it may help her understand better x

Same in the trenches also pregnant and exhausted I just cry everyday. Pray it gets better

Thank you all! I think we might have found the issue this weekend, she's hungry 😂 just like her mum, she seems to get a bit 'hangry' so we're trying to up the snacks to keep her fed. Don't get me wrong, it's not the complete answer but I do believe it's a sign of a bit of a growth spurt for her so she's probably just feeling it. We've had a good couple of days with minimal hitting, fingers crossed it continues!