Why your toddler?s ?no!? phase is so important (and how to survive it)
My toddler will be a wonderfully strong adult. My toddler will be a wonderfully strong adult. My toddler will be a wonderfully strong adult.
I say this to myself approximately 328 times a day, silently and emphatically. It generally coincides with the 328 times a day that my daughter not-so-silently but very emphatically says ?No!? to my every request.
No, she will not wear gloves in 20-degree weather.
No, she will not eat the strawberry waffles that she begged me to make.
No, she will not wear the gorgeous holiday dress that Grandma bought for her because it doesn?t have pockets or a dog motif. (The nerve!)
Of course I want my daughter to be strong and independent and to stand up for herself. That?s important for all kids, and especially for our girls. Still, is it too much to ask for her to be a teensy bit more easygoing and reasonable with me" Apparently, the answer is yes, it is too much to ask, because she?s two. But even as I lament these Terrible Twos (and the upcoming “threenager” year), I know how important this ?no? stage is for all children. We just have to figure out how to get through it with our sanity semi-intact.
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