Another parenting failure for me: two year old in time-out.

[LaraMN]

So my two-year old (Jack) would NOT for the love of Jeebus, desist from climbing on, pinching and generally aggravating his sister. He also would not hold still long enough for me to put pants on him, and swatted and swung at me when I attempted to chase him down. I tried to sit him in the designated "Time Out" chair, but he WOULD NOT stay in it. So what did I do? I got smart, I got tough.

I took the booster seat (with attached belt) off of his chair at the dinner table, sat it on the floor, strapped him in, and hollered "HAH! How do you like THAT, Jack?!" I went and unloaded the dishwasher and returned to find this:






















The little turd was crawling AND freaking WALKING around with the booster still strapped on and hanging off his backside. When he saw me, he tried to crawl under the coffee table, but he got stuck, because HE HAD A BOOSTER SEAT HANGING OFF HIS ASS! :rofl: I had to run into the kitchen, so as not to laugh hysterically in front of him.

[havocmom]

1. You need some weight in that thing

Coffee can full of sinkers outta do the trick

Some days (OK, MOST days) the hardest thing is not laughing.

[LaraMN]

4. That might work! My daughter had her first haircut today,

She liked the spray-bottle they spritzed her hair with, and on the way home in the car, she said "I can't ever wash my hair, because the spray will come off and they'll have to cut my hair again." My kids were just extra-wierd today. It was fun!

[lildreamer316]

2. Oh. My .God.

I am falling off the couch. Wait till I show Mr.Dreamer when he gets home. I have a son turning 2 in 2 weeks; guess this is what I have to look foreward to.

[sundog]

3. see ya in hell lara

maybe we can get rooms in the same hall... i'll help you pick out boots

:rofl:

[LaraMN]

5. Oh yeah! Standard issue for hell:

It can't be all bad!:bounce:

[hickman1937]

6. I've said it before and I'll say it again,

little boys are driven. How they ever make it to 21, I don't know. My team leader and his wife had a little boy the day after Thanksgiving. I told him that the kid's first 12 years would be devoted to joyfully trying to get himself killed. I've been there.

[LynzM]

7. Hugs to you, dude

:hug: Two is such fun, isn't it? We've just headed into three, over here...

That's hysterical that he was just toting it around, no problem :rofl: Next time, better leave it strapped down!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. Just think how you can embarrass him when he's 16 by

showing these pictures to people.

Naa, you wouldn't actually do that, but it's kind of fun to contemplate. :evilgrin:

[Redstone]

9. Look at those red cheeks. He might have allergies.

Our Little Guy seemed to go completely insane when he was three...turned from a happy, smiling-all-the-time kid, into a gibbering, uncontrollable monster.

We took him to his doctor, who IMMEDIATELY diagnosed allergies, and turned out to be right.

I had always thought that the symptoms of allergies were sneezing and so on, but the truth is that obnoxious behavior can be a symptom too, and maybe the only one.

Or, the little booger could just be being a 2-year-old boy...

Redstone

[LaraMN]

12. He just has Minnesota cheeks!

He has very dry skin and a little cold wind turns them quite rosy; and yeah- he's become a scary little dickens, of late. I think he's frustrated that he can't communicate well. He isn't able to say many (discernable) words and he has limited signing skills, though that is improving, at least. He understands a great deal, but expressive language continues to be his most significant area of delay, thus far.

[xmas74]

47. How well does the signing go?

I have a cousin who recently gave birth to a child w/ Downs. I've told her(on the advice of a friend who worked w/ Downs and autistic children) to find out about programs that offer that as an option. She seems to think it won't make a difference.
Since your child has learned sign I'm wondering if you have noticed a significant difference in communication skills? I know that they say it can help any child but I think her child will especially benefit from it.

[LaraMN]

50. It's a must. Studies have shown it to benefit verbal skillls.

It bridges an important gap in communication between being able to understand language and being able to express it. There's usually a disparity between the two skills for some time, in typical children, but in children with Downs, it's a significantly greater gap. We've signed with him since he was an infant. He's currently quite fond of "eat," "drink," "stop," and "more." He has difficulty acquiring spoken language in the form of single words; it's odd- he won't say "Mama" much, but he'll say, "what's dat?" :P He won't say "yes" or "no," but he'll say, "I did it!" Expressive language has been the area of Jack's most significant delay thus far, so I deal with ALOT of speech therapy.

[xmas74]

51. I'll pass that on to her.

I hope that she does eventually decide to participate-and soon. Right now, she still wants to treat her daughter like a fragile China doll instead of worrying about her future.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear LaraMN!

You are NOT a failure!

You have a 2 year old son.......and he is full of beans!

Have fun, my dear!

:woohoo:

[LaraMN]

13. Thanks, Peggy!

I know I'm not a failure, I just kid! I think I would feel a failure if I couldn't laugh at things like this. It's the goofy stuff and the sweet stuff that makes it so worthwhile! I will miss this all so much, when he's bigger.

[BigMcLargehuge]

11. God, two year olds are fun!

LOL!!! GREAT PICS!!!!!!

[SeattleGirl]

14. Determined little guy, huh?

That's hysterical!!! :rofl:

[Beware the Beast Man]

What a little brat.

As a former bratty child, I mean that in the most endearing way. What a cutie! :D

[ForrestGump]

15. If I had a son...

He'd be him.

A munchkin after my own heart. :D

Don't let 'em get you down, little dude! Stick it to the (wo)Man!! :headbang:

He's an explorer...

[Pithlet]

16. Oh, my.

I would have fallen on the floor. :rofl: I have a two year old, also, my second son. I understand, completely. I gave up on the timeouts in a chair, and I plunk his butt into the pack and play for two minutes.

[ismnotwasm]

17. Tough little guy

It's hard to out-think 2 year olds, as I had to learn the hard way. My son has a 3 month old, and I think I'll show him these pictures to show him what he has to look forward to. His little guy has devoloped this, well high pitched screech kind of cry. You'd think something was wrong with him, but no. Well maybe a bottle or a change or to be picked up and treated like the prince he is--but nothing like the emergency this screech (no other way to describe it) would indicate. Wonder how he learned it. It works.

[LaraMN]

20. My nephew sounded like a pterodactyl.

I remember going to see him in the hospital, looking at his delicate little face in my sil's arms; his soft cheeks, fuzzy hair, tiny nose...and then he opened his mouth...:scared: It was the most hideous infant-screech I had EVER heard. Didn't take him long to figure out that NOBODY wanted to hear HIM cry!

[tigereye]

52. I used to call my son

pterodactyl boy! that's so funny. All the other little ones would be sound asleep adn he would be shrieking with joy.

your little one is very cute.

[fudge stripe cookays]

18. My parents had....

a German Shepard that used to do that with his doghouse in the backyard...

great pix!
:rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

19. That is hilarious!

That's something my son would have done at that age. :rofl:

[barb162]

21. keep those pictures and send them in for a contest; you'll win

[Maddy McCall]

22. HAHAHAHA! Jack's a doll. I don't see how you can punish him.

He's so cute...and industrious! :rofl:

This is the FUNNIEST kid story ever on DU. :rofl:

[LaraMN]

23. He's stubborn and wily.

Last night I went in to check on him before I went to bed, and he woke up and jumped up in his crib with his pudgy little arms outstretched. I let him sleep in my bed for awhile, because I couldn't pass him by...he's just too sweet. He laid on my chest and snuggled for about fifteen minutes, until I put him back in his own bed. He just makes my heart go squooshy, and he knows it!

[Maddy McCall]

24. Awww....

Those are the moments you will remember the rest of your life. :hug:

My son is almost 12 now, and he still makes my heart go squooshy. :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

25. what a fighter!

Just imagine, once he's elected to office, you can go back to this post and embarass the hell out of him.

Go, Jack, go! :)

[Jamastiene]

26. OMG, you turned your son into a platic shelled kid snail.

That's so cute. :rofl:

I've gotta say I love your son's sense of humor about things. You have to give him credit for being a little comedian. Now, if you can just get him to quit pinching and aggravating his sister and taking swings at you, you'll be allright.

[Oeditpus Rex]

27. I dun geddit

Your offspring outsmarted you, and you're a bad mom? :shrug:

Be proud! And look forward to when he gets his driver's license.



Sure is a cute little bugger. :hi:



(But I still refuse to believe you're a mom.)

[KitchenWitch]

28. That is a funny story

But the pictures make it hysterical.

:rofl:

[GalleryGod]

29. 30 years ago, Mary Tyler Moore, Would've played Lara !

As a matter of fact did you produce the news in the Twin Cities in a former life, Lara !???!:silly: :smoke: :loveya:

Now, let me see how far you can toss your tam !?!:applause:

[LaraMN]

31. No- but I was born in the Twin Cities.

I'll have to work on the tam toss.

[Shell Beau]

30. OMG!! That is classic!

:rofl: Those are adorably funny pics!! He sure is a cutie!!

[Fleshdancer]

32. roflmao! he wears the naughty chair very nicely I think

you're going to have to file these pictures in the "show to future girlfriend in order to embarrass him for revenge" file. :D

[LaraMN]

33. There would be a very thick file.

He is a huge trouble-maker. He climbed onto the piano and was standing on the keys,earlier.:scared: Never a dull moment with that boy....

[Fleshdancer]

44. wow! How old is he??

My daughter has always been laid back and not too big of a climber so it sounds like I have it easier than you right now. Your son sounds a lot like what my husband was like when he was a child according to my mother-in-law. For what it's worth, I have a kick ass husband so my guess is that your piano toes sweet pea is destined for great things!

BTW, I hope you know you are now obligated to post pics of your son doing funny stuff to amuse us on a regular basis. ;)

[LaraMN]

45. He'll be three in March.

He's a major climber! I'm scared to send him to preschool in a few months...

[Rising Phoenix]

34. Laughing my ass off...

he's adorable!

[LaraMN]

39. Thanks, Mrs. S! I saw that you've got quite the beautiful little nephew,

yourself! I bet you'll love him to bits once you finally get your hands on him!

[Rising Phoenix]

42. oooo, I can't wait...

I love him to bits now...imagine when I finally get to hole the little guy...

[freestyle]

35. That determination and resourcefulness will serve him well later.

According to family lore, I did that kind of stuff all the time and was taken out of many places. I think I turned out OK. Cute boy. Good luck.

[cfield]

36. That is too funny for words!

Go little Jack; show Mom how it's done! He looks like such a sweetie, and sounds like one too! Enjoy his antics while he's young, it seems like as they get older they lose some of their silliness (is that a word?). I can't wait to have one of my own to be goofy with!

[Left Is Write]

37. Now THAT is funny.

Sometimes those little ones really get the best of us, don't they?

[LaraMN]

41. Indeed! The worst part was, he was STILL trying to climb all over his sis,

even with the thing on. He's just hell-bent on torturing her, the poor girl!

[jane_pippin]

38. Hahahahaha! Resourceful little boy you have there Lara.

:rofl:

[LaraMN]

40. He even stood up and hobbled around with it on.

He'd get tired and sit back down, then he'd lean forward and start crawling around with it until he got up the energy to stand up in it, again. He's a maniac.

[Midlodemocrat]

43. He is beyond cute, Lara!

What a doll!!

[Metta]

46. Hey, if they can make us laugh, they get a pass

at least on the small stuff. Young children frequently will settle down after a period of large muscle activity. I salute you for your commitment in raising your children. :)

[Love Bug]

48. Lordy, I have to show this thread to divameow77

My two grandsons, Itchy and Scratchy, are/were just like this! She's got some stories to tell!

[Divameow77]

49. Now why didn't I think of that?

My 3 year old will not obey the naughty chair rule either, and I have a booster chair like that, but I bet my Ty would do the same thing. Kids are soooooo funny.