Anyone else's tot turn onery overnight?

MommyToAshley wrote: I have seen a MAJOR change in Ashley the last two days. She used to listen to me when I said "no" and she would follow the "rules". Well, the last two days, she has just been soooo onery. She will go up to something she knows she isn't allowed to have (like Daddy's laptop) and shake her head no, and THEN touch it and give the biggest wrinkled nose, squinted eye grin that she can! (It is actually really cute and funny and takes a lot of self-control not to laugh at her) She will hang her cup over the edge of her highchair, shake her head "no", and then drop her cup and give that same wrinkled nose grin. Up until now, she has been pretty good about not throwing her cup. These are just a few examples... she has been doing stuff like this all day. She obviously knows she is breaking the rules because she is shaking her head no, but she is enjoying being defiant. My little Angel disappeared overnight!

coasterqueen replied: Nope. Mine has been onery for a long time. Last night at gym and swim, we were in gym class and Kylie hugged another girl then SHOVED (not lightly pushed, but shoved) this girl on the floor! I was sooo embarassed. Kylie is the youngest in the class and is a big fat bully

DH went over to tell her what she did was wrong and then he handed her to me and said "THAT was YOUR daughter who did that".

We have decided we have a problem on our hands and we are not sure how to deal with it.

~CrazieMama~ replied: Brianna did that over night. She was a good girl and then all of a sudden about 2 months ago, she became one onery little girl. She acts all crazy, running in circles...literally.

paradisemommy replied: lol..it's nice to see we're not alone..taven has been ornery for a while too.. he does the same thing with his food on his highchair (throws it on the ground) but after he's squished it all up in his hand

his newest trick is climbing on top of the dining room table..he looks straight at me because he know he's not allowed to be up there and if he inches his leg up or walk toward him then he'll scoot down but i swear i turned my back for a second one time and when i turned around he was smack dab in the middle of the table standing up dancing..how do you stop from laughing at that??

MomToMany replied: Yep, this happened to me, too! It's a normal phase for them to go through. It just means she's right on track for what she's "supposed" to be doing!

aspenblue1 replied: Isabella has been onery for a while. When she is getting into something she is not supposed to I will say no then she will repeat no and slam the door. Then of course go and open it back up.

ediep replied: yup, Jason does this all of the time. He does things that he know he is not supposed to do, he looks as me, and when I say NO, he smiles and continues doing it!! He puuls the leaves off plants, he eats his wooden puzzle pieces, throws food or sippy cup on the floor, opens the CD player and bites on the CD, unrolls the toilet paper and puts some in his mouth.....the list goes on and on

jcc64 replied: Dee Dee, I'm sure you've read about this in all your parenting books. It's completely normal, if not necessary. She's testing the boundaries, wanting to see where they are. It's your role to remind her. That knowledge of boundaries is what gives her security in her ever expanding world. It doesn't mean she's a bad seed in training- though I know it feels that way sometimes. I would probably be more concerned about a child that is too "good" at this age. How are they ever going to learn if they don't experiment?

MomToJade&Jordan replied: No Jade has been ornery for a while now. Her latest thing is to take off running when I come after her. She just gets this big grin and squeals as she runs away. Like jcc64 said above this is very normal. It is the beginnings of how a child learns what's right and wrong and another step towards independence. My Jade looks like the perfect angel, but I kow better. They are just growing up on us. Just think the terrible twos are still ahead of us.

kit_kats_dad replied: So you mean that some kids haven't ALWAYS thrown their food and drink on the floor?
My wife calls it the "windshield wiper". At any point and several times during feedings, ours will begin throwing both arms left and right until everything is removed from her tray. She's done this since I can first remember.

I don't know if my wife has mentioned this product or not, but the Roomba (http://www.roombavac.com/) has really made our life easier. Its not quite as deep cleaning as a vaccuum cleaner, but it gets up cheerios and kix (along with other mashed in food)!

kit_kats_mom replied:
Yeah honey. We've had the "roomba" discussion.

My2Carebears replied: Angel seems to Be more emotional these days!! Usually she is pretty happy go lucky, but at times she is real Whiny. So unlike her!!

MomofTay&Sam replied: You mean I have to put up with this for awhile longer?? LOL You guys have a few months on me! Yes yes yes Sammy is very stubborn and is testing me alot. Hes not into it full fledged like the older ones but I see it coming..

MommyToAshley replied:
I read about it, but I thought the change would be a little more gradual. It's like she woke up and decided she was going to be onery today. LOL. She's always been stubborn and a little onery, but the last few days she has been purposely going around doing anything she can to test me. And, then making that wrinkled nose grin to rub it in!

Thanks it is encouraging to know I am not going through this alone!

MomToJade&Jordan replied:
We don't have a Roomba, but we do have a Heidi. She does a very good job cleaning all of the food off the floor.

Maddie&EthansMom replied:

She is still there, mommy! You will recognize her when she is sleeping. I still watch Maddie sleep. It is the only time I see her behaving herself! LOL!

CantWait replied: WoW, I wish I had some advice for ya. I know it's not really funny, but just the thought of Ashley shaking her head "no", and then doing what she shouldn't cracks me up