Two is a very difficult age, not just for parents but for kids as well. They want to do everything by themselves, but on the other hand they don’t. It seems like they look for opportunities to argue. If I could give any advice to parents of toddlers, or parents who have infants and will be experiencing this very soon, be patient. I consider myself to be a good dad. I do the stuff that a dad is suppose to do like take care of them, support them, and more importantly spend quality time with them. I feel good when I do these things because I’m developing a good relationship with my girls and I’m being a great role model. But what I’ve found to be my biggest problem is at times I lack the patience when dealing with Lenka, my two-year old. If I’m in a hurry, she may throw a fit of some kind and put me behind schedule. This gets me upset and very frustrated. When this happens I get a terrible feeling inside that I can’t stand. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t start whipping her because I’m running five minutes late, but what I’ve found myself doing is raising my voice and yelling for no good reason at all. All it does is put us even more behind. So what do I need to work on to be a better parent? I need more patience.
There are no concrete tips on how to work on this; it varies from person to person. What I’m going to do is just be vary aware of what is going on and keep myself under control. When Lenka is crying and screaming because she is having problems putting her shoe on and won’t let me help, I’m going to keep my voice levels down and speak very calmly. I’m hoping what this will do is convince Lenka to let me help and when I do I’m going to explain step by step what I’m doing, like I’m teaching her. Then I’ll laugh and cheer when her shoes are on to hopefully steer her to a better mood and we can start heading toward the door.
Wish me luck.
P.S. Only one more month until Lenka turns 3 and I hear that age is worse then 2. (Here we go…)
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