It is our 2-year-old child's turn in our adventure…
Your child is two years old and has now left infancy and entered early childhood. This may justify children having a greater sense of freedom and being more self-centered. Children do not want their rightful freedom, which they experienced when they were two years old, to be hindered. Situations such as being hindered, being interfered with, and not being given the right to speak are factors that create great stress for a 2-year-old child. Doing these stressful factors will stress a 2-year-old child and the events will become unresolvable. 2 year old child; His stubbornness with his parents increases, and he may even experience tantrums. On the other hand, if you, as a mother and father, set rules and limits for your child in this process and act like two companions traveling together, everything will be much easier and more positive. The process will be enjoyable for both you and your child. The most common question our mothers and fathers ask about these issues is; The question is "This child is only 2 years old, how can he understand all of this?" Does this question cross your mind? The answer to the question is that, although a 2-year-old child still cannot always express himself fluently, he understands you very well, feels very good, and engages in irrepressibly excited and eager attitudes and behaviors in order to be able to explain himself to you and communicate with you. For this reason, it is very important that you see your child as an individual from the moment he is born, especially after he starts talking, and have a healthy communication with your child.
As a periodic characteristic of your two-year-old child, he is going through a period in which emotional fluctuations are experienced and egocentrism is high. . He wants to do everything himself and also wants to feel you next to him. He can cry and laugh at the same time. Sometimes you may not even understand why you are crying. Everyone knows that if we are talking about the parent of a two-year-old child, the process of not being able to make sense of it is very normal. Because, your child is in the discovery period and, like every explorer, experiences many emotions such as anxiety, stress, and excitement. By seeing your two-year-old child as an explorer; Let him discover and experience. Let him experience his freedom. Let your personality come through Let him cultivate it. Of course, we should not forget the fine lines that need to be taken into consideration in this process:
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His favorite word is "NO!" Achieving results without being stubborn with your two-year-old child,
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Drawing the boundaries,
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Creating a safe space,
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Making them feel that you always support them,
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Acting decisively and consistently,
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Accepting their feelings,
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Reflecting one's feelings,
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Being understanding,
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Allowing one to make choices Giving,
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Appreciating, as much as necessary,
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Ignoring minor negative behaviors are the main parental attitudes that we should keep in mind. .
Language development; The vocabulary has expanded compared to one year ago. He expresses himself better and understands the other person better. However, he wants to expand his vocabulary even more. He questions more as he becomes an explorer. For this reason, always answering the questions asked and giving correct answers is an important building block for the development of a positive relationship between you and your child. If you do not know the answer to the question your child asks, tell him that you need to research and that you will share the answer with your child after learning the answer; It will support your child's feeling that he can trust you when he needs something and that he can share with you at every point. What you need to pay attention to here is; You need to research the answer and give your child the answer to the question within 2 days at the latest. You can also consider language development as more fun and quality time; Activities such as reading books together, having special talking times, playing games explaining the movements they make will be fun.
With language development, your child's mental development also progresses. One of the best examples of this is his questioning of why and why everything is happening. As we mentioned before, being in communication is one of the issues that will affect mental development the most. However, playing games will be beneficial. During this period, all kinds of toys and materials are useful. How many and different your child The more he is exposed to stimuli (toys), the healthier and more positive his mental development will be. You can add any topic, any activity to your games. For example;
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Mathematics activity,
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Creative thinking,
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Original thinking,
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Questioning,
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Concept learning,
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Categorization are some of the issues.
Another developmental stage, emotional development, is the most difficult development stage for a two-year-old child. Because he was in a self-centered period and experienced a lot of emotional fluctuations; He/she has great difficulty in understanding his/her own emotions and in managing his/her own emotions. For this reason;
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Avoiding stubbornness,
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As parents, you should remain calm when your child gets into complexity,
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You need to make sense of your child's feelings,
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Give time for him to calm down,
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When he tries to cooperate Praising their efforts,
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Setting goals together,
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Being by their side,
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It is important to always be honest with your child.
Of the items I mentioned above, avoiding stubbornness is one of the most important and most difficult. Because it is very difficult not to become stubborn in the face of any attitude and behavior that would prevent the other person from communicating without getting stubborn, such as a two-year-old child's emotional fluctuations, shouting, stamping, perhaps trying to hit. However, as parents, how you approach your child, how you talk to your child, how you treat your child; Remember that they will treat you the same way. Based on this context, first hug your child and calm him down, then find out the reasons behind his yelling, "What are the things that make you yell?" exploring with constructive questions such as, listening to your child patiently, speaking in a calm tone of voice, making skin-to-skin contact if eye contact is necessary, applying the rules when you are calm and well. Attitudes such as talking, being precise and clear, not showing interest when aggressive but communicating immediately when calmed down, not giving in despite all the challenging attitudes, setting routines and displaying a cooperative attitude will form the basis for taking small steps to resolve the issue without getting stubborn and without getting into an ego war. .
Finally, your two-year-old begins to explore himself, his body, and his gender. With this discovery, he learns to control and control himself. This should make you think that he is giving signals to start toilet training. Because, to decide to start toilet training; Attention should be paid to the child's readiness for this phenomenon, rather than the child reaching a certain age. In order to understand that he is ready for toilet training;
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He should go to the toilet at certain times,
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He should be able to take off his simple clothes,
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Being willing to do things on his own,
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Being interested in toilet-related issues,
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Factors such as starting to feel uncomfortable in the diaper are decisive. However, the most important thing to consider here is the readiness of the person who will provide toilet training for this process.
It should not be forgotten that; Each child's developmental process is unique. For this reason, patiently supporting and encouraging your child, according to your child's own developmental steps, is the key to a pleasant adventure life!
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