Learn English meaning of 'Terrible Twos'

Date: Dec 21 2016

Intro

What is the terrible twos? When a child is about two years old, sometimes they can be terrible. Maybe, they scream instead of nap. Maybe, they start throwing tantrums in timeout. Because so many two-year-old children do these things, we call it the terrible twos.

But two-year-old children can also be great. They are cute and funny. They’re walking, and talking, and lots of fun. You should expect both the good and the bad if your child is two.

Vocab

expect v.

Definition

Example I expect it to rain later today.

scream v.

Definition

Example Don't scream, but I see a big spider in your hair!

throw a tantrum expr.

Definition

Example My son will throw a tantrum in the grocery store if I don't buy him candy. He'll start screaming and throwing food out of the cart.

nap n.

Definition

Example I was so tired today that I had to take a nap.

timeout n.

Definition

Example I had to give Brandy a five-minute timeout because she kept smacking her brother.

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What do you do when a child starts throwing tantrums? Did your parents put you in timeout?

Comments

CiciCh

China

Some my friends who have turned to be parents would complain with me abt their terrible twos kids. The kids in this age like screamming in the public, fighting with other kids and etc.

I just do nothing if the kid starts throwing tantrums. I would stare at he and show my serious face to he to make he feel fear. haha.

Of course, when I was a kid, I was put in timeout by my parents. On my opinoin, it is a quite good method to let the kid to be understanding what is right and wrong.

Jeckily

Serbia and Montenegro

I still do not have my own children so I really do not know how I will react when my child starts throwing tantrums. Regarding the second questions, I do not remember did my parents put me in timeout, but I remember that I got spanking many times :D

abodi201o

Saudi Arabia

The Last Joke

Yemen

Guy : I have no children yet ..but let me tell you this:

🔵 Let us work so hard today ,,,so that our children can have a better tomorrow !

The Last Joke

Yemen

Guys first of all we should know this :
🔵We aren’t responsible for getting our children under control !
we should know also this :
🔴 It’s our job to teach our children …we should remind ourselves that we are the teachers ( our children can’t handle these strong emotions yet and it’s our job to help them learn how to do that