Help with my 2 year old?

I have an unruly 2 year old boy, he is stubborn, he hits me and yells at me. I have done all I can, he is still a brat, I sit down and cry because he frustrates me so much. Every day is a power struggle with him. How do I cope with this? There must be someone out there who has had this problem, and conquered it. HELP!!!

Answers:
Sounds familiar:)
First of all, at this age you cannot 'fix' everything at once.
Choose 1 or 2 behaviors at a time to be working on. If you try to make him good all at once you could be in a constant state of correcting him......just by nature of his age.We dont want that.
You and your son need to be able to enjoy each other and have fun.
It is important for a 1-2 year old to learn their boundaries( they are smart enough) Hitting and yelling at you are a good start.
First of all YOU are the parent and deserving of respect from your children.....it helps them out later in life to respect adults esp.parents.
When my 2 year old hits I tell her 'no hitting ' in a low tone and tell her 'be nice ' in a lighter tone and have her brush your face lighter. I also tell her to say sorry. If she does, ( she can do it by just hugging when she couldn't talk) I praise her and give her a hug and mike a big deal out of it.
If she does not I give her a warning which usually does not work if she hasnt already apologized at this point.
Then her consequence: Whatever you choose....swat on bottom or time out in the corner(this works out best for us) my children hate it!!You can try a play pen ( if you dont use it anymore for anything else)11/2 min. to 2 minutes
After that she usually apoligizes and is ready to move on.
It is important to give lots of praise and hugs after a discipline session. You can continually talk to your child all day. Talking about good and bad behaviors that comes up in every day life.
Just remember, teaching a child is a long term project.
It may seem as if you cannot cope but they do eventually get it.
Hang in there. Maybe find a play group or form one with other parents to meet together and change ideas and also to see that you are not alone and that what you are going through is normal.
You have an honorable job raising and teaching your child/children.
Best Wishes!

u may have to let him see a shrink

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