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recently my two-year-old has been extra grumpy. shrieking at her siblings. falling on the floor crying over the smallest things
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from terrible twos to terrific twos
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posted on published: july 9
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i'll be honest. i don't love the term “terrible twos.” i mean
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i would never want my kids to hear me using that phrase
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but they do call it “terrible twos
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on and on it goes
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i'm all peaceful parenting. positive
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two-year-olds also have little patience. when they want something
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the thing is
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it's a thing ). yep
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it's not just
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i felt very frustrated
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i thought what i could do to help her moodiness
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then i remembered something
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it was then i realized i needed to take my own advice. my two-year-old is the youngest of three kids
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when was the last time i spent any quality time
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i decided to try it
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how to handle the terrible twos
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i want to play
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i put away my phone and left it in the other room.
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confession: i don't love playing pretend. it's not my favorite
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ya know what? i actually had fun. we ended our playtime
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the really amazing thing was…it worked
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after her nap
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it's been a week since my little experiment
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i don't get to spend quality one-on-one time
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but i do try to focus on our bond every day. i'm making more of an effort to affirm her
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i'm trying to put my phone away more and not be so distracted when i'm
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her behavior has improved dramatically
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smile and be silly. if you do this begrudgingly
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eliminate distractions. i know it's to put the phone away
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have fun. it's okay to set aside the worries and stress of the day and have a little fun. dance
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