Toddlers and the survival of the human race

[Condessa]

Your description reminds me very much of my older ds, only minus the vomiting/passing out and add in some violence and lack of self-control.  My mil said that he looked like a cherub and acted like a demon.

In order to change his diaper, I would lay him in the middle of the floor and kneel in front of him, twist one of my legs forward to place across his chest to hold him down, hold both his wrists above his head with one hand to keep him from either grabbing the diaper or hitting/scratching me, and change him one-handed as fast as possible.  I’m sure it sounded like I was torturing him.

On the upside, he’s now a charming six-year-old who generally funnels his intensity into his music and academic interests.  We’ll wake up at 6:00 in the morning to the sound of him practicing his cello.  He is now down to having a meltdown only about once every month or two.  

Edited November 26, 2018 by Michelle Conde

[Meriwether]

Dd4 was not that difficult, but she was not easy. She was rarely content. I began teaching her to read when she was 3 and did various other school type things with her as often as I could during the day. She became a much happier child. Some kids just need more mental stimulation.