Yeah, that's what it says in "Your Two-Year-Old" and all the books in that series. I definitely agree with them that there are swings throughout childhood from manageable to unmanageable and back again, but I disagreed with their schedule. Molly was delightful as a two-year-old, then turned into a holy terror about a month before her third birthday. She settled back down at around 3 1/2.
Kiera followed much more their schedule. My post about her being a Terrible Two was written at almost exactly 2 1/2. She's now 3 1/2 and has taken a strong swing in the "more difficult" direction. (Clinginess, whining, tantrums at the drop of a hat, and -- most recently -- the exciting new discovery that she can push her sister's buttons and get Molly to put on a show. I came downstairs on one of the last days of vacation to find Molly throwing a fit because Kiera had sat right next to her on the rug and was, every few seconds, poking her with paper clip. When I came in to see what on earth was inspiring the banshee shrieks, Kiera looked up at me with a totally delighted "look what I can do, isn't this cool?" grin.)
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Re: Terrible Twos and Threes
Date: 2007-01-09 12:46 am (UTC)Kiera followed much more their schedule. My post about her being a Terrible Two was written at almost exactly 2 1/2. She's now 3 1/2 and has taken a strong swing in the "more difficult" direction. (Clinginess, whining, tantrums at the drop of a hat, and -- most recently -- the exciting new discovery that she can push her sister's buttons and get Molly to put on a show. I came downstairs on one of the last days of vacation to find Molly throwing a fit because Kiera had sat right next to her on the rug and was, every few seconds, poking her with paper clip. When I came in to see what on earth was inspiring the banshee shrieks, Kiera looked up at me with a totally delighted "look what I can do, isn't this cool?" grin.)