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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reasons that 2 are harder than 1 for me are:
[b]-Physically more demanding.  My 2 year old is big, fast and strong.  When she kicks or hits it hurts.  When she sprints away from me towards the road I need to move fast to catch her.
-The illogical opinions / requests that when not met cause tantrums.  The big one for us at the moment is related to cutting food.  If we cut it "wrong" she asks us to put it back together and since that's generally not possible it causes a tantrum that results in screaming, crying, rolling on the floor and kicking from anywhere from 1 minute to 30 minutes.  This happens even if you ask her how to cut the food first and then do it exactly as she says.
-The refusal to do things like get dressed, get in the car seat, etc.  And because of how big and strong she is sometimes it can be quite challenging to physically compel her to do it (obviously I can but then I worry about hurting her).  She can also undress herself and take off her own shoes so if she doesn't want to be dressed and I dress her she just gets undressed.[/b]

BUT the good parts are so much better too in my opinion. 
She plays by herself, often for 20-30 minutes at a time.  She is so funny and likes trying to make us laugh.  She can sing songs and is trying to figure out how to tell jokes.  She is so curious and amazed by the world around her.  She has the attention span to mostly watch a movie with us. She is so proud when she accomplishes something she has been working at for a while (recently she built a tower taller than herself and used a chair to do it and her joy and smile was infectious).[/quote]

I mean, my kids never did any of these things at any age. Ymmv. It's kid-dependent, op. [/quote]

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