What exactly is the "Terrible Two's?"?

I asked two questions in one and nobody answered what the terrible two's are.
Can someone explain the characteristics, behaviors of a child that's surrounded by that phase?
If you have a toddler how did you handle this stage?
I think my daughter is within that stage even though she's only 22 months.
well first yes,iTS THE TERIBLE TWOS!
omg think on it though lke at one they swot up to walk [awww] say moma and dady and they eat solids..right?
powerfully two they start understanding the bad words the "NO" 's
and soon thats the utoh they catch on to what u do thats when they develop brains on the parents subject?u know?
motivation they think jack swaut when theyre born and when theyr used to the world its like ok ok ok make a polite immpresion! Source(s): =)=)=)
I think the possession terrible two's is not accurate. I think it came from the reality that it is around age 2 when children start to have little tantrums and start to need boundaries. The terrible two's can be avoided for the most constituent with decent parenting skills and patience. My daughter never go through them and she is now almost 3.
"Terrible two's" is just term that be created as an excuse for parents to use when their 2 year olds are misbehaving.
we all go through it
the running out of baby the start of self
Actually, from a historical stand point, "terrible twos" reference the age it was undamaging to consider your baby to live to adulthood. There were so copious childhood diseases prior to immunizations that many many babies died back the age of three...most occuring when they began to walk and meet other babies...around the age of two. Ergo..."unacceptable twos" were when babies died.

Thankfully, now it can refer to grumpy but healthy kids that we similar to to complain about being too independent. (I will most likely do it too..purely saying, as a new mommy I prefer the new description to the old by far!)
It's the stage around 2 years old (so your daughter very well could be within it) when toddlers start acting up and sometimes seem to become a different child altogether. They start to get a taste of nouns, and at that stage of development, recognize that they can say "no" to their parents. It's not a fun stage, but they grow out of it eventually. I hold a friend whose son has been in it since 18 months, and he's give or take a few to turn 2... poor girl. :)
the terrible twos:
they return with spite full with other children
there into every thing
they own a lot of tantrums if they cant get there own means of access

i don't no why they call it the terrible twos because my son is 18 months and already like that .. but i don't concern because he always puts a smile on my face with the contemporary things he comes out with .
The hallmark of this stage is oppositional behavior. Our wonderful children instinctively want to do exactly the opposite of what we want. We have nice, fine expectations and they say, "NO!" or they simply dissolve into tears. Suppose you have some place to get to surrounded by a hurry. Your son has been in a great mood adjectives day. . . until you say, "I need you to go and get into the car right now." He will, of course, want to do anything except acquire into the car.

It is perfectly normal for him to reverse a finding as soon as he has made it, because at this stage, he even disagrees with himself.

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They act like little rebels and junk to do what you want them to. They throw fits about everything. It's pretty much your worst nightmare!!
Answers:    Its when my son turns from angel into devil alien, sprouts horns and breathes fire. I have not yet found the foolproof way to deal with it, but for immediately I've just been grinding my teeth and ripping my hair out.

Honestly, she is at a ordinary age for this to begin, but believe me, you havent seen anything yet. Some kids never really jump throught this, or dont have it that bad. They are developing a sense of self and at the same time, study self control, how to cope with feelings and emotions, and learing that they do not run the show, you do. This can be terribly confusing and frustrating for them. Often tantrums are simply caused by being hungry or tired, or just plain overwhelmed and have not yet found the ability to calm down or realize the *why* of things. Also, expressing feeling/emotions comes easier for adult because we have experience with them, and know how to use our words. Toddlers don't. The best bearing to deal with it is to stay calm and use common sense. Most of the time they are not doing it to be bad...sometimes. Tantrums; just let them come to pass, let her know you understand she is having a complex time, encourage her to use her words, repeat what she says, so she knows you figure out and are listening. Just stay calm!

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