i yelled at my two-year-old nephew the other day , because he was n't paying attention and spilled something , made a huge mess . i 've been yelling at him off and on recently since he started living with my family for a short period of time . it 's so hard to keep my patience in the moment ... but then later on i feel so terrible that i ca n't be a better human being to him . i think it 's an adjustment you have to work through . toddlers can really test anyone 's patience ! yeah . i 'm trying to handle myself better . it 's hard when you 're arguing with the child about the same thing , every day , day after day . it feels like running into a wall . you want to teach them , but they do n't listen , or they do n't show improvement . and obviously it 's because he 's two and he 's just going to naturally take time to develop . but in the meantime , i struggle to not overreact . it 's really hard , especially being thrown into an environment with a two year old and not having them for a consistent basis from when they were younger up until now .
Yelling at and overreacting towards a two-year-old nephew.