I thought it was terrible twos. No one told me about terrible ones. Here are a list of things that Annjali doesnt like and throws tantrums over.
1. Washing her after poo. She likes sitting in the potty and everything, but bring her to the sink or the shower and she throws a royal yell
2. Washing her hair. So much so that she begins crying the minute she sees the herbal pack granma uses on her hair
3. Switching off the apa when she is playing with it. You would have thought that a kid who doesnt like to get washed would get off from under the tap in good time. But no. she can stay under the tap for the whole day and night if you let her. Couple of days ago, she was happily throwing water from the bathroom into the kitchen. Husband was not paying attention for five minutes and when she turned around there was a nice flood on the kitchen floor. Her tells her, "Anjali, dont pour water into the kitchen, pour it in the bathroom". Anjali gives him one look and pours the water, on the kitchen floor. Husband says "If you pour water in the kitchen, i'll switch off the tap". Anjali pours water in the kitchen. Husband switches off the tap. Anjali raises a royal yell. Husband opens the water tap, and keeps one hand on the tap. Anjali eyes the tap and plays very disciplinedly, taking water in the mug and pouring it on the bathroom floor. Husband takes his hand off the tap.
bag of tricks pours water on the kitchen floor.
4. Wearing diapers. Now, when Anjali is going to nap and we need to put the you know what, we spell it out. Husband says its only a matter of time before she cottons on with the spelling and throws a tantrum when she hears d-i-a-p-e-r, but it will buy us some time. After that I'll check out whats Czech for diapers and use that word.
5. Leaving her in the house while going out. it could be anywhere, to the office, to get a haircut, to the downstairs shop, to throw the rubbish in the bin, but leave her behind when you go out and all the stops in her voice will be taken out.
These are just small samples. More come up every minute. Sometimes i am at my wists end on how to deal with them - Should i let her cry it out, for obviously you cant give her what she wants all the time, especially if she has finished eating her oranges and the only reason she wants more is so that she can squeeze them all over the floor and the chairs, when she has finished drinking water and wants more to throw on the couch, when she has to get in terms with my going to work in the morning and clinging and crying and refusing to go to granma will not solve any problem.
Other than the times she throws tantrums, she is really a sweet little girl. Try telling her that she is going out and so she must wear pants and shoes - she'll lift her legs up for the pants and for the shoes, she'll lie down on the pillow to put on the diaper. IF she knows she's going to play with apa, she'll help you take off her shirt and everything.
1. Washing her after poo. She likes sitting in the potty and everything, but bring her to the sink or the shower and she throws a royal yell
2. Washing her hair. So much so that she begins crying the minute she sees the herbal pack granma uses on her hair
3. Switching off the apa when she is playing with it. You would have thought that a kid who doesnt like to get washed would get off from under the tap in good time. But no. she can stay under the tap for the whole day and night if you let her. Couple of days ago, she was happily throwing water from the bathroom into the kitchen. Husband was not paying attention for five minutes and when she turned around there was a nice flood on the kitchen floor. Her tells her, "Anjali, dont pour water into the kitchen, pour it in the bathroom". Anjali gives him one look and pours the water, on the kitchen floor. Husband says "If you pour water in the kitchen, i'll switch off the tap". Anjali pours water in the kitchen. Husband switches off the tap. Anjali raises a royal yell. Husband opens the water tap, and keeps one hand on the tap. Anjali eyes the tap and plays very disciplinedly, taking water in the mug and pouring it on the bathroom floor. Husband takes his hand off the tap.
bag of tricks pours water on the kitchen floor.
4. Wearing diapers. Now, when Anjali is going to nap and we need to put the you know what, we spell it out. Husband says its only a matter of time before she cottons on with the spelling and throws a tantrum when she hears d-i-a-p-e-r, but it will buy us some time. After that I'll check out whats Czech for diapers and use that word.
5. Leaving her in the house while going out. it could be anywhere, to the office, to get a haircut, to the downstairs shop, to throw the rubbish in the bin, but leave her behind when you go out and all the stops in her voice will be taken out.
These are just small samples. More come up every minute. Sometimes i am at my wists end on how to deal with them - Should i let her cry it out, for obviously you cant give her what she wants all the time, especially if she has finished eating her oranges and the only reason she wants more is so that she can squeeze them all over the floor and the chairs, when she has finished drinking water and wants more to throw on the couch, when she has to get in terms with my going to work in the morning and clinging and crying and refusing to go to granma will not solve any problem.
Other than the times she throws tantrums, she is really a sweet little girl. Try telling her that she is going out and so she must wear pants and shoes - she'll lift her legs up for the pants and for the shoes, she'll lie down on the pillow to put on the diaper. IF she knows she's going to play with apa, she'll help you take off her shirt and everything.
This is tough! I am having similar troubles with Ananya :(
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