Terrible 2's

Josh is definately going thru the terrible 2's! He used to be my sweet boy and now he's moody, he hits and throws things at people, he screams when he doesn't get what he want or when he doesn't get his way he flings his head back and throws a fit! UGGH! I want my sweet baby back! I already have 3 others that drive me crazy, why does this one have to go down that road too ;) I have to find a good time out strategy for him---I used to set him on a stair but now he won't stay! I guess I need to take Supernanny's approach and keep putting him there until he stays. It's so hard though b/c sometimes he'll fling himself backwards and hit his head! He gets time out for: hitting someone or throwing something. I tell him "no!" and put him on the step. He will laugh and get down. uggh!
And now when I take Drew to school or pick him up .....Josh wants to play in the classroom. When I tell him it's time to go, he throws his fit....kicks, flings his head back, all while I'm trying to carry him. It's so embarrassing and so hard to hold on to him! Kids will stare like "what's wrong with that kid?" Sometimes I just want to drop him and walk away! :(
I don't remember any of my kids behaving like this. But, then again, they weren't the "baby" of the family. I'm definately going to have to discuss this with his teachers. I think hopefully they can help me get rid of some of these hard behaviors. I just want to cry. My baby is not my baby anymore :(

Joshy's OT

Josh had his first session of OT at Mary Freebed. A nice gal named Susan was his OT. She was great with him! He did some swinging, rolling on top of a ball, blowing bubbles (he cannot do this yet), she tried to get him to follow a ball through a tunnel but he wouldn't, sucking applesauce thru a straw and using Nuk chewers, then we ended w/ some puzzles. Basically we have to work on Vestibular Activites ~ our vestibular system provides info about where we are in space, detects motion and coordinates the movements of our eyes, head and body. It is also closely realated w/ our sense of balance. So vestibular activites include: swinging, sliding, and other activities at a park....rocking, bouncing, dancing jumping....
Another thing to work on is propriocentive activites ~ Our proprioceptive system is very important b/c it give us info about where our body parts are and what they're doing. They want him to do "heavy work" b/c it requires the use of large muscles and joints. So examples of this play are: pushing or pulling games, play wrestling, helping me carry groceries (a box of cereal in his case), sucking activities, blowing activites, crawling activities.
Next is tactile activities...the sense of touch is one of ourmost important senses. touch experiences can help a child feel comfort and security. touch may involve deep pressure or feeling w/ hands and feet. those activities include: rubbing w/ lotion, laying him on couch and pressing him between cushions, roll him up in a blanket, walking barefoot over different surfaces.
So I learned a lot and I hope you did too :)