My two year old is driving me nuts. She has always laughed at me when I tell her no and now that the newborn is here it is so much worse. She does things on purpose to get me to come get here. We do time out for things that are dangerous (jumping on the couch, dancing on the coffe table, etc) and she loves it. She asks for time out. Yesterday after time out, she made a beeline back for the coffee table and climbed on it then climbed down and put herself in time out and laughed about it. Same thing this morning, she laughed the whole time. I use my sternest voice and get on her level but she laughs at me the whole time. It sends my blood pressure through the roof because I can't feed the baby while my toddle is climbing everything possible. What can I do?
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There are so many options. Not to scare you or anything just something to think about, my friends son did this and was diagnosed with sensory processing issues (autistic spectrum). He didn't understand the appropriate emotions (still doesn't). The other thing is that she sounds like she wants attention. With a new baby it must be hard to give everyone what they need (including you). So maybe some one on one time would help.
As for the current situation (you can't take care of the newborn) I would personally lock my kid in a safe room for the 15/20 minutes I need to feed the baby. If he isn't going to be safe in the room with me that his his choice. "You can stay here and play correctly OR you can go play in your room."
Mine loves tv so putting on his favorite show can capture his attention just long enough.
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