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2 year old boys, one very difficult

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mandybagpuss · 04/11/2007 20:30

Hello I am a mum to twin boys aged 2, I have posted this message also in special needs as I am not sure if what I am going thru is normal or not? one of twins is very difficult to handle indeed, he wont nap during the day, his brother goes down for a few hours every afternoon but he stays up and gets more and more tired and more and more manic, he wakes at 6.30 am and will go to bed at about 7 or 8 pm, which I think is too long not to sleep. He has always been a a demanding baby, he shows no fear and has got into all sorts of scrapes, I have to watch him like a hawk, he managed to escape in a split second from the barrier at the park and legged it off down a main road, he has also tried to open and climb out a high window, naturally he doesnt understand so I have had to get every window in my house nailed closed. I cant visit other people without dictating safety rues first checking that their windows and dooors are locked and everything is out of sight, he managed to jump onto a huge telly and it fell on him,luckily no harm done, you proberly think I am a bad mother but I do watch him EVERY second but sometimes I have to go to the toilet etc. He does play with toys nicely but god help his brother if he touches anything thats 'his', he will not sit in his highchair or pram seat unless buckled in extremley tightly, he wriggles and screams. Once he has finished his food he's off.
I used to go to a mums and tots group but had to stop as I was so embarrassed by his behaviour, he would be the only baby constantly trying to escape doors or windows, or jumping onto peoples buggies making them fall over then rifling thru peoples bags.
I stay home most of the time as I can barely manage the two of them in public, I almost always have to leave the park in shame sweating,as he's jumped off a climbing frame onto his head or another childs head. Other mums just stare and I feel I am the only one who has to cope with these things.
I have a great pediatrician who says his behaviour is normal for 'now' but I am at my wits end, is it normal behaviour?

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oooggs · 04/11/2007 20:38

mandy - twins are hard and no one know that more than the multiple mums on the regular thread - pop over and join in there as well. There are mums with large families and twins & triplets from birth to at least 9years old with pleanty of experience & support

I can't really help as my ds1 is nearly four but never that bad and the dts are 7 mths and could probably be worse

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goldenoldie · 13/11/2007 14:12

mandybagpuss - this sounds fairly normal to me too. I have b/b non-id twins aged 2, and one of mine is a bit manic too.

I never take mine out alone - just too dangerous/stressful.

If it is any consolation, things will get better, they change so rapidly at this age. In 6 months time he will probably be much easier to manage. Well, that's what I'm trying to convince myself about mine!

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