Welcome, Terrible Twos

Well, I think it has officially happened. The terrible twos have infected my sweet, perfect, little boy. I have been witnessing some warning signs the past few weeks. You know....him ignoring me....throwing toys....screaming in the store after I tell him "no"....sticking his hand in his poopy diaper.... All the wonderful things that make me realize how much I love him after I put up with his antics. But, today, I decided that something had to be done. So far, I am going to try to not have to give him any "love pats", but man, do I want to sometimes! The past couple of days, I have tried doing a modified "time out" where I just remove him from the current situation and then sit him down by himself and I leave. He doesn't like it when I remove myself from him right now, so that is just about the only thing I can think of (besides spanking) that will get his attention. I don't quite know if he understands that level of cause and effect yet, so I don't know if it's going to work. But, I have to do something. Now, what do I do about the screaming in the grocery store? Because "no" only makes him scream more (because then it's funny to him that Mommy is mad). Where's Supernanny when you need her?