Jamie is 2 and a half years old today...significant in my mind because the Toddler Taming book says the most difficult time for tantrums is between 1.5 and 2.5 years...so he should start growing out of them from now on, right?!
He's going through a phase where he says "no" to everything I offer him, even things he actually does want. And then has a big strop when I don't give him something he said he didn't want! It can be very tiring! Generally he is very good though, I just have to anticipate the tantrum triggers and try and avoid them. The biggest of all is "Pressing the Button to see the Green Man" when crossing the road. He is OBSESSED with it. The trouble is, once the green man appears and the road has been crossed, he wants to press the button again to go back over. A refusal on my part usually results in him throwing himself on the pavement and crying loudly for all to hear. As I have Daisy in the pushchair, I can't just pick him up and haul him home. The only solution seems to be bribery..."if you walk nicely, we will go and see the chickens when we get home" is the usual one, although I have also resorted to offers of crisps and biscuits... *bad mummy alert*
He is fab though. He can now count to 4o...yes FORTY!! And can recite the alphabet (although gets a bit stuck around u,v,w). He knows what letters and numbers look like, so I suppose the next step is to teach him to recognise individual ones. He also loves to sing and does a good rendition of "Twinkle, Twinkle" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep". He's generally very good with Daisy and she absolutely LOVES him - her face lights up and she squeals in delight when she sees him.
So, he's now closer to three years old than two...scary! He'll be going to school soon!
No comments:
Post a Comment