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[quote=Anonymous]Whenever I feel myself getting frustrated at my daughter, I try to tell myself, "She's 2. She doesn't know what she's doing. She's not doing this to me; she's just being 2 years old." I also try really hard to keep a calm tone. Janet Lansbury helped me too. I try to comfort her and calm her down before I ask her to do something like apologize because I know that when she's having a tantrum, she can't hear or understand me. Example: last night, she hit DH and me out of nowhere. We said to her, "You hit us and that hurt. Please say you're sorry." She started completely sobbing, so I gave her a hug and rubbed her back. She calmed down within a minute or so and then, without prompting, said, "I'm sorry mommy. I'm sorry daddy" and gave us hugs. They need help regulating their emotions and a big part of that is physical comfort and remaining calm. Good luck![/quote]
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