Toddler help?

Genuinely need to know I’m not the only one or some good parenting advice. My 2 year old is super smart very strong willed but her behaviour this week has been extremely overwhelming!! It’s just constant whinging, crying, tantrums, hitting, biting, wetting herself and laughing instead of using the potty, even ran over to a plant pit the other day and chucked it off the side of my mums kitchen and going to bed is AWFUL. You literally have to man handle her to get her dressed or put her to bed and she kicks us so bad it takes 2 of us to even put a nappy on. I’m currently in my first trimester so already suffering with being pregnant but I’m very sensitive . She pushes you so hard I’ve yelled at her and then i feel AWFUL. I spend most nights feeling guilt and my body hurts. I don’t know what to do anymore? I’ve read books etc but when a child doesn’t listen to you what on earth can you do.

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Are they maybe having too much sugar? We watch our daughter’s diet when it comes to sugary foods and artificial dyes. Both can have a huge impact on a child’s behavior! Things like red 40, yellow 5 and others can cause kids to have meltdowns and tantrums and what not. Too much sugar can make it hard for them to calm themselves and sugar crashes are never easy. Also sometimes too much screen time before bed can also make things harder. Sometimes too much stimulation before bed can make their brains just have too much going on. I know that mama guilt is hard, try not to be too hard on yourself♥️ being pregnant makes things harder in general, add a toddler into the mix and things get even harder. You’ve got this mama ♥️♥️

Toddlers are just hard! I'm pregnant with my 3rd with a 2 and 3 year old I have 24/7. Life is hard. Try and stay positive, I'm going through it too so I understand it's rough!

@Hannah she doesn’t really have a lot of sugar and screen-time isn’t really that bad either as in the day I make sure we go out😂she’s great when she’s out it’s just when we’re at home! Maybe I’m the problem 😂

@Whitney bless you! I’m glad it’s normal I have been freaking out thinking I can’t even manage 1 child how will I deal with 2

She may sense you’re pregnant maybe try to spend some more quality mommy daughter time. My fourteen month old did this too me. My youngest is now 3 weeks. She has replaced me now with daddy

If this is a recent quick onset of new behavior, i would definitely stay curious about the cause. Do you think she’s going through something medical like a UTI? Does she go to daycare? Have there been any other big changes in her life other than your pregnancy?

They say that sometimes babies will act worse around mom because they feel totally comfortable to let out all the big feelings ♥️

I’m wondering if she’s over tired ? How have her naps been? How has she been sleeping through the night? Or does she need to sleep a little more?

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