To be honest, the word "toddler" didn't across my mind whenever i was thinking about raising a child. The most phrases i had heard before was (baby, kid, teenager)!
living with a 2 years boy is something so new and challenging for me. I was aiming to be the PERFECT MOMMY with the perfect attitude as what had been shown to us from media channels in the past years.
No, I don't have to and YOU don't have to
make your new goal to be perfect in your own way
with your own vision
Raise your child not as a mission you have to complete but as a way to enjoy your life
there will be times when they will
throw food in air
throw water on ground
eat play-dough with a big smile
scream & shout
Its there only life and they are new to it.. they have the right to enjoy it, discover it and live it the way they love to.
what you have to do then?
try to be calm and think wisely
watch out you voice tone
choose your word
avoid "NO" and replace it
shift his energy
Listen with a third ear and see with a third eye. (maybe his attitude was reflection for something wrong is happening in his life).
and just ENJOY it! ;)