Why You Should Keep Your Toddler on a Schedule
I would like to start out by saying I know a lot about this subject because I am dealing with all the problems right now. My daughter is two and a half and she is the biggest terror ever known. I mean, she is every parent's worst nightmare. She even got herself kicked out of daycare at the age of one because the day care provider could not handle her. Are we bad parents? I don't consider myself a bad parent. I have tried every suggestion anybody has ever given to me and nothing has help. The thought has crossed my mind to call Nanny 911 to whip her into shape.
Sometimes I feel like my daughter's only word is no. Maybe it is because it is the only thing I have heard out of her mouth. I have to do something to whip her into shape, or I am going to lose it. That is why I am trying to get her on a schedule. A schedule is the only thing that she will learn her routine, and have no choice than to stick to it. If she knows what she will be doing every day, she will expect those things out of me too. First we will start out the day by going potty or changing her diaper. We will eat breakfast, get dressed, and get ready for the day.
If you put your son or daughter in child care, there will be some differences in your day to day schedule just because there is always the weekends where they will be home with you all day. These are the days where you will have to plan some special activities with your child. It will also give them something to look forward during the week. Maybe it is going to the pool, or even to the playground. Planning those special activities are also important for bonding time, especially when you do not get to see them very often when you are at work.
Try to keep your child on a schedule as much as possible. It will eliminate all surprises to your child, and then they will become less frustrated. When they are less frustrated, you should see less tantrums out of them. If this does not work, I would recommend talking to your child's doctor. They should be able to offer more suggestions of things to try.
Published by Leanne Bloms
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Post a CommentAt first i thought my daughter's behaivor had everything to do with lack of schedule, and at the end of it all i had the same goal "First we will start out the day by going potty or changing her diaper. We will eat breakfast, get dressed, and get ready for the day". We feel guilty, never feel like what we're doing is enough; guilt just makes you angry than anger gets directed or projected onto the people your supposed to be loving and voila everyone is terrible.
Time out's, they are everything - i didn't want to be a screaming mother, i started to be and couldn't figure out how i got there. her dad does what i do and i would get hurt and yell at him for yelling at her etc...- i was always talking to the wall and my two - 2.5 year old's favourite word was also NO. I was going INSANE.
Time out's do not even have to ba a punishment they are exacly that - a time out - for you to explain why and what you want - very briefly; and to let Angel cool off. We now understand each other I fou
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Toddlers are very smart. They can tell in most cases what is expected of them and what is going on. They don't need everything scheduled. Some tauntrums are expected and even desirable. My daghter get upset when left at my parents or when her mom works her night shift in the hospital (she has to rest the day before and after), but would you want her not to care that her mom was away so long. The most important and hard thing is not to give to much attension to tantrums. Talk calmly to the baby. and put it in a safe space alone when it calms down reward its calmness with attension asking them to tell you what was wrong or simple move on distract them with a new activity. You have to pick and choose your battles.
If you do make a schedule the child can get so used to it it may tauntrum when it is ever deviated from. I ran into this a lot with kids with autism. Kids like bright visually arranged schedule to shoe them what ot expect next and forcast to them of any changes.
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While I agree that schedules are important to most children, you don't have to stick to a rigid and strict schedule. Strict schedules can backfire and makes matters even worse. My two yr old is such a sweetheart, and while her days usually run about the same there are differences in each day and she loves it. I hope that your scheduling works out for your toddler. Good luck. :-)
My toddler doesn't have a set schedule, and he doesn't act up. He sometimes gets whiny when he's tired; I put him down for a nap. Problem solved. Other than that he's incredibly well-behaved. I think this is true for some toddlers, but not all of them.