So what do you do when your 2 year-old wants to run keep running into the street, or keeps crying when he doesn't get what he wants, or cries from separation anxiety when you drop him off at camp?
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So what do you do when your 2 year-old wants to run keep running into the street, or keeps crying when he doesn't get what he wants, or cries from separation anxiety when you drop him off at camp?
That is such a scary thing to have to face. Kids don't understand the dangers, especially at that age. Honestly, at that age and that happening, I don't know if I could NOT swat my sons behind. Only way I kept mine from running off, was I had bought one of those kid leashes and used it when we went places, until he learned to stay by our side.
The part about not getting what the child wants, I taught him that only good behavior can earn him something if we went shopping. Only once did I leave my cart due to tantrum. Other times he would cry a few minutes and saw I was not giving in. He loved hot wheels, so it took him a very short time to learn to control his little fits.
The anxiety cries, I totally feel your pain. It is heart wrenching to see them that way. It took mine over a month, but to ease it a bit, he would carry his favorite stuffed animal. I hope these ideas help?