Toddler doesn’t listen
My son is 2 years old and omg his behavior has gotten worse. People think I don’t discipline him but I do he just doesn’t listen to me. I tell him to clean up and he’ll play around and do one at a time or moves it slowly in the box or throw them. I put him in timeout and that doesn’t do anything. He’s jumping around acting crazy during bed time and we tell him relax and lay down and it goes right over him. Don’t get me wrong we’ve tried spanking in the butt not too hard trust me but he just laughs and says to spank him 😅 he was at his grandparents house and they told us he wasn’t listening and throwing dirt at his gma but she just laughed and said he’s a baby. I don’t know what to do anymore or if it’s a phase or is it screen time that’s doing this what could be it?? Honestly it’s not just me in my household and he has many people around him could it be that he doesn’t take me serious or too many people disciplining in different ways??
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I choose to believe its a phase. I think they test boundaries! I have a two year old too and he does so many things that im just like ??? But I truly believe its a phase and this is where as parents we should set boundaries and stick to them. They will eventually fall in line. Dont give up! Keep disciplining him, i know its not easy and you are not alone 😉
Maybe he is going through a growth spurt? My boy sometimes was a good boy and sometimes he would start acting like this. Lasted for about 3-4 weeks. I tried spanking him too - same reaction like yours did. So I pinched his hand or leg. It caught more of his attention.
However I should say, at times it didn't help either. I just had to go through it. Still disciplined him but he would still act like this...
It’s just a phase mama . We have all been through it with a 2 year old . Overtime it gets better
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