Need Adivice! My son is 2 1/2

My son is 2 1/2 years old and is going through a stage where he just wont listen to what I say. Everytime we go out to eat out he throws a fit, i dont know how to discipline him without hitting him. I do my best on not letting him manipulate me, but there are times where he just SCREAMS really loud at stores if i dont let him loose. Should I go take parenting skills on how to discipline him better??? Any advice?

I asked this lady who works with parentiing skills and she told me to just ignore my daughter (doesn't work) I am trying a numerous amount of things. Lately I have been setting aside time for JUST her. No one else and she ha been doing a lot better.

ahh the terrible 2's.... let me tell you what my momma did to me but dont you do it lol.... i used to pitch a fit in the store, so my momma left my ass in the buggy.... all she did was hide behind clothes. But she said i hollered like a maniac. she waited a few, then she came back. she said i shut up after that cause i figured she'll leave me if i started acted crazy again

I lay down the rules and possible punishment on the way (to the store, restruant, etc) before we get out of the car, and before we go inside. I know that it sounds like alot but children need to be reminded frequently. I make sure she heres what i am saying and even repeats it back to me. If she acts up in public i will give her "the eye" LOL or i will lean down to her and with a stern voice tell her what i need to say to make her behave.

Ok im going to admit something to all of you . . . . but . . . . dont think im a bad parent or that i abuse my child. I dont want any negative feedback about this lil story. It wasnt right at the time but we laugh about it now.

One day at the store my daughter was acting up REALLY bad and wasnt listening, so i pinched her! She screamed VERY LOUD "ouch! Mom you pinched me!" and then began to cry loudly and repeat over and over that i pinched her LOL talk about embarrising! LOL

Quoting ~*bAbYmAmA*~:“ I lay down the rules and possible punishment on the way (to the store, restruant, etc) before we get ... [snip!] ... i will give her "the eye" LOL or i will lean down to her and with a stern voice tell her what i need to say to make her behave.”

haha yeh...that doesn't work for my little brat...love her to death but she is onory

Quoting ~*bAbYmAmA*~:“ Ok im going to admit something to all of you . . . . but . . . . dont think im a bad parent or that i ... [snip!] ... Mom you pinched me!" and then began to cry loudly and repeat over and over that i pinched her LOL talk about embarrising! LOL”

you're fucked up!!!



haha just kidding. I spank mine and she don't even care...and if I slap her hand she gets attitude and says "now kiss it"...like wtf..I am the mom right? LOL

Quoting TheyShareMy♥:“ you're fucked up!!! haha just kidding. I spank mine and she don't even care...and if I slap her hand she gets attitude and says "now kiss it"...like wtf..I am the mom right? LOL”

Yah my daughter is now 3 1/2 half but i swear shes a 13 year old trapped in a lil body! Her attitude is CRAZY! I cant believe some of the stuff that she tells me. Its hard not to laugh though! LOL

two year olds ahhh i used to work in a daycare i quit because they wouldnt let me out of the two year old rooms. Its a great age but its the age they try to get away with everything they are testing your limits. hitting screaming and biting. Some kids ignoring works some kids time out works and some kids a light i mean light smack on the butt works. My nieces who are now 7 and 6 are different my neice used to throw fits in the store (i raised her til 5) and i ignored her when that didnt work i pulled her out of the store set her in the car til she was finished then we had a "talk" she was a hard child due to drugs but somehow it worked but she is the one that a pat on the butt worked great. My other neice also was rough due to drugs was one i had to ignore because nothing else worked. i also used a timer on her with timeouts it seemed that if she had to watch the timer it took forever and she quit the fit or whatever. at the daycare there was not much i could do time out didnt work half the time and two year olds feed off of eachother. what have you tried?

I'm a big believer in time out. It takes some training, but I use it now even at the store or when out to dinner.

thanks! i will try the time out, but i dont think it may work because my son has like ADD or something....he CANNOT stay still.... =-/ 

My son used to do the same thing and I would jus grab him by his arm look him dead in the eye and let him know whos boss it worked wonders know hes a lil olde rand wen we go to the store I lay down rules. andhe listens hes evengot to the point were he tells me what not to so in the store just be patient and let him know whos momma u dont have to hit or spank jus let him know

To help with going to the shops etc....itry to explain to my kids what we're going to do, what we need to get at the shops etc, so they know what's planned..
then tell them if they can be really really good and help mummy when we go out that they can have a treat (candy/ comic/toy/a ride on a shop ride etc)

And if they start screaming or ignoring you still while you're out, always TRY to leave a smack as the last resort...instead of losing it, as soon as they switch to brat mode....you have to distract them with something else...sounds silly but when my son starts to get cranky or scream in a shop i quickly say something like "Ohhhh did you see that cool car over there" or just totally distract the situation it does usually work.

Or in a shop just give them a shop basket if they are walking with you and let them get the groceries you need they like to feel important by doing big stuff..
and praise them alot when they do stuff it should help.