Ok the terrible two stage has caught up with my daughter.
For a teeny-weeny little girl, she has got more spunk and more attitude than her big brother!
When she does not get anything that she asks for, she would wail and cry and make her body go soft or rigid so that no one is able to carry her. She would also run around the whole house and lie on the floor crying.
And if myself or anyone scold her, she would give us a frowned look and then pinched or scratch us! Even her brother is not spared. If he took the toy which she has been eyeing on or holding onto, she would run to him and scratch his face! Kyle would then burst into tears and run to me.
All I can say is...too bad she has ME for a mother. That's because I am usually not intimidated by this attitude. I remember Kyle when he was two and he was crying in the middle of the shopping mall screaming to go for those kiddy rides. I immediately scooped him up...with him struggling in my arms...and the whole world looking at me...and me scolding him...all the way to the car.
I just do not like giving in to my children whenever they cry for something. It will make them think that each time they cry and scream, we will give in and agree to anything they wish for. This will lead to them being spoilt and bratty.
At almost 4, Kyle is now well-accustomed to me. If he asks me for something, and I say no, he will usually accept. Because he knows that the more he screams or cry, I still will not give in. It is just a waste of his time. Of course I will explain to him first why I am not allowing him to have what he wants.
For example, if he is having a bad cough, and we are at an ice-cream shop. He knows by now that I will never buy him an ice-cream cone even if he begs me. So he will take the initative and say,"Mama, I don't want ice-cream, because I'm coughing".
Kyra on the other hand, still does not know how her mama frowns upon such behaviour. She will cry and cry non-stop in front of the ice-cream shop and would not budge.
So nowadays whenever she throws a tantrum, I will just keep quiet and ignore her. After a while, she will calm down and come to me onto my lap or ask me to hug her :) I will then explain calmly that she cannot have her way and why. If we are at a shop and she cries, I would walk away and only then she will run after me.
Sigh...I am quite worried at her temper though. Whenever I am holding another baby, she will get angry and pinch the child! One thing's for sure though, I will never have to worry about her getting bullied, she can very well defend herself after seeing her reaction whenever her brother annoys her.
Can't imagine that this is a tiny terror, right? Well, believe it!
