in Toronto
2yr old behavior
Hi moms, not a blw related question.. my son just turned 2 yrs old 2 days ago and suddenly in past 1 week i m seeing lot of changes. We went for a weeks vacation before his birthday and things all of a sudden changed like he has become more aggressive, more rigid in a way he wud start throwing stuff if we dont agree to what he wants. He doesnt watch too much tv or phone but during our trip we gave him phone as he didnt want to sit in his car seat. He also doesnt eat sugar much but one day during our trip as well he had cake and an hr long screen the same day. And i dont know after that he has become very restless and impatient and aggressive. Could this behaviour because of what happened during our trip? Things were all well before the trip so i m at wits end and not able to figure out what to do. Can a one off screen and sugar affect so much to his brain and behavior? Pls help mammas!
Toddlers thrive on predictability and stability, he is probably just thrown off by the change. Hopefully he will get back to normal soon as you get back to your regular routine. My little girl will get a bit weird/bad behaviour if we loosen up on screens for a bit but then she will go back to normal once we stop. I wouldn't worry about long term consequences, you didn't ruin your kid, just get back to life and things will probably settle down. Also some of this just sounds like normal 2 yo behaviour. They are testing boundaries, want to be more independent, and thats developmentally appropriate.