The Terrible Two is Real: How to Manage it

This period is rough, especially for parents with childhood trauma.

It’s one thing to understand the science behind why toddlers have a short fuse, scream, cry, yell, and defy their parents, but it’s another to actually feel like we’re on the right track as parents. And when emotional neglect in childhood is something that we as parents have experienced, the Terrible Two period can be one of the roughest period because we may be stuck thinking: I don’t want to act like my own mom/dad, but I find myself yelling back or acting aggressively. Keep reading because this is for you, you can get out of that place and feel in alignment with your parenting values.