Dd was 3 in feb she was the perfect baby around 16months she started the terrieble two's and since i cant even remember when around a year ago has just gotten worse.
She can be a real angel but then if she doesnt get her way she screams , hits and yells calls name's ie stinky head , tells people to go away and that she doesn't like them.

She is a very trying child at times and more so when others are around i cope ok with her its other people comments that are getting to me , one friend in particular (who's child was and can be far worse than mine at that age) threatening to hit her and always making sly comments to myself and others , its like she has a short memory and it wasnt to long ago i was being hit and kicked by her son and i never spoke of him like that .

We do time out and she misses out on things is there anything else i can do?

Sounds alot like my daughter. She started with the tantrums at 14 months and has gradually got worse, she is now 23 months and a complete nightmare at the moment

Every single day, and every single thing (nappy changes, getting in the car/trolley/pram, getting out of the car/trolley/pram etc etc) is an absolute nightmare.

Today I had to drag her kicking and screaming through a carpark. Im sure it looked appalling but it was either that or she'd of run in front of a car.

Im at a loss what to do also. Its very stressful.

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Did that yesterday!

We call our DD - emotional. She is fine until something doesnt go her way and then whammo... tears, laying on the floor, etc etc.

We also do time out, but the best thing that has worked for us is me holdong her tight in a hug, whispering shhh shh in her ear, as she starts to calm down I then explain in really dull tome that it is not the way to get what she wants and then she has to sit in her door way of her room for a minite or two (sometimes crying, sometimes not) it is then forgotten about after a cuddle.

When we are out... well, thats different - I still do the holding and calming down, but then she has to either sit in the trolly, pram - whatever. I guess it all depends where we are and what we are doing.

Good luck!

I've tried the tight hug thing but it just makes her worse I cant actually hold her tight enough as she starts to hit and kick while screaming and she just gets more aggitated.

DS is 2.5 and is much like your daughter. He actually has got a bit better in the sudden mood change thing but still has a long way to go!

Yesterday he threw his lunch on the floor in disgust and then stomped all over it because I had to get up to get myself a drink (I'd been sitting with him at his little table). I explained what I was going to do, that I was coming back and I was no more than a metre away but it was a waste of breath obviously . I can laugh about it now but I was furious with him at the time.

We use time-out/naughty spot with him and make sure he understands why he's doing it and he knows he has to apologise for the behaviour when he gets off. I've also started confiscating his toys as he's begun throwing them when he's cross.

It all works to some extent, but the process is really long and slow. I just hope being clear about the rules and consistent with consequences will help in the long run.