He has become a individual character of his own since he turned 2. He has a fiery temper. I have become a good friend of the "cane".
He dislike bathing.. Chooses who showers him, decides what time to bath & the duration of his bath time.
He enjoys playground time. Almost everyday, Ah-Ma will bring Ryan down to the playground downstairs for about 2 hours.
Almost every weekend is spent at an indoor playground.
He says a lot of words now. His mandarin is not good. We having been trying to speak to him more in mandarin but it doesn't seem to work.
His favourite:
TV shows
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Hanny Manny
Dibo The Gift Dragon
Animal Mechanical
Barney
Songs
Twinkle Twinkle
Old Macdonald
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Row Row Boat
Barney "I Love You"
His development update: Standing @ 87cm, weighing 13kg. He sings all his favourite songs quite accurately. He knows my name & Ah-Ma's name. He refuses to remember Daddy's name though.
He knows his alpha & numbers well. I am teaching him colours now. He speaks accurately enough for us to understand him well. He does not like to speak in full sentences though. He usually uses shortcut. Eg: The chicken is not nice to eat. He will say: Chicken no good.
Ah-Ma is training him potty-time. But Ryan isn't keen. Most of the time, Ah-Ma needs to drag a screaming boy to the toilet and try to force him to pee. Other times, he will just pee then, inform.
I told Ah-Ma that Ryan isn't ready. Give him a few more months, but she is insistent on getting him trained. So I left her in charge of training. She washes Ryan's underwear every hour or so as he is always wetting the floor.
He is so difficult to discipline nowadays. Throws toys around, latches on me for comfort so often. When I refuse him, he will whine & scream. I ran out of ideas how to handle him.
He has short attention span. Daddy blame it on the TV addiction. Mostly my fault since I can't entertain him much at home.
Now I work 4 days a week. Fridays are when I am alone at home with him. If his TV programs are not on, he will stick to me like a leech. Cooking with him alone is also tough. He whines when I am not by his side. I can only whip up simple dish like pasta or porridge.
Going out with him is a challenge. As he grows older, he knows right from wrong. But, he also knows how to handle his high strung Mummy!
Having said everything, I do enjoy Ryan's companionship a lot. Ryan tend to be very loving towards me too. Ask him who is Mummy's "Bao Bei", he will answer "Ryan Bao Bei"
He will also say I love You when being asked to.
All playschools in the nearby vicinity is all fulled. He will only get a slot in next January. I know Ryan is looking forward to attending school. He is so bored at home. Nobody entertains him. I can only get educational toys for him to self entertain.
I hope that he will not be rebellious. I am still learning how to be patient towards him. I find myself yelling at him very often.
My wish is to wean him off by age 3 & transfer him to Ah-Ma's room by then. Currently he's sleeping on a single bed attached to our queen bed.
Ryan, please don't be so nottie.. I really want to be a good mom to you.
haha.. no wonder have been seeing pic of Ryan at the various indoor playgrounds.
ReplyDeleteI read before that "Two-year-olds enjoy playing alongside other children, but usually keep to themselves. When conflicts arise, adults need to step in to prevent aggression and teach appropriate behaviors. Children this age are beginning to label feelings that they recognize in themselves and others. Controlling emotions is still difficult, however, so frustration may trigger emotional meltdowns."
I believe that Ryan is not being naughty or manipulative of the mummy. It seems to be the growing phase of a 2 yr old. I have been following up on this article, hope it is useful to u as well.
http://www.everything.com/article.aspx?requested_url=discipline-basics-two-year-old#axzz0nD6CsxST
Perhaps you would like to enrol Ryan to those weekly enrichment classes for the time being? The classes are more of learning thru play and activities. Personally, I enjoy it myself too. It can serve as a weekly activity for Ryan to look forward to as well. :)
I brought him to GUG for trial before.. He was more keen in walking around, being a kpo more than listening to teacher. So i gathered he's quite a loner. Though he likes to go around distributing hugs to ppl he likes.I have yet to find a suitable weekend class for him.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping that he goes to school to learn more things. So I'm waiting patiently for Jan to arrive.