1 She ____ obsessed with rock 3 How long ____ you had this

climbing at a young age. car?

a becomes
kkkkk a did
b became
b do
c has become c have
d would become d were
4 ____ anyone get hurt? 7 He ____ me to the first game
when I was only 6.

a did a used to take

b were b would take

c have c took

d had d has taken

14 He ____ a therapist for several 2 Oh, you're busy? I ____ you
years after he left school.
later, OK?

a has seen
a am calling
b has been seeing b call
c saw c have called

d used to seeing d will call

1 If only you ____ more time to 1 I can't find my keys. I ____

spend with the family. them.

a would have a may lose

b have had b must lost

c had c might have lost

d have d should have lost

NAME ______________________________
 Terrible Twos

There’s something about seeing two candles on a cute little birthday cake that makes everyone
smile—and then shudder. Sure, he’s as sweet as sugar sprinkles now—but you can’t help but
wonder what the next year holds. More independence, more milestones, more tantrums… the
terrible twos? Help! Maybe it’s not such a happy birthday after all!

Relax. With the right parenting strategies and tools, your toddler’s second birthday really can be
something you celebrate. And your child’s twos don’t have to be the terrible twos. While you can’t
get around occasional tantrums (no, she may not have a cookie for breakfast), you can greatly
reduce their number and severity—all while empowering your child to be her very best. By
knowing WHY children misbehave in the first place, you can equip yourself with the tools and
strategies you need to nip misbehavior – including the terrible twos – in the bud…at two and
beyond. So, what drives the terrible twos?

Children have a built-in need for attention. They need to feel a sense of belonging, and if they
don’t get attention in positive ways, they’ll subconsciously resort to negative means—like whining,
clinging and acting helpless. When you proactively fill your child’s “attention basket” with positive
attention (taking 10 minutes to pretend to be dinosaurs, make pizza out of Play-doh, and so on),
you won’t see so many annoying attention-demanding behaviors.

Children have a built-in need for power. They are looking for a sense of significance—the idea that
they can control their own world. As with attention, if they aren’t able to feel in control in positive
ways, they will attempt to achieve it through tantrums and other negative behaviors (after all,
they know who’s REALLY in control during a grocery store tantrum!). While it’s certainly not time
to hand over the keys to your car, letting your two-year-old decide which healthy cereal to eat for
breakfast, which shoes to put on, and whether to brush his teeth first or get dressed first, for
instance, will ward off the worst of the tantrums.

Giving your two-year-old your undivided attention several times a day and letting him make a lot
of decisions throughout the day are two strategies that will go a long way toward reducing typical
terrible two behavior—tantrums and whining.

1. In your own words, what do the terrible twos mean? Explain.

2. Why does a two years old child tend to misbehave at that age?

3. How do children express their misbehavior?

4. Do they misbehave because of a wrong parenting education? Argue your answer.

5. Would it be positive to let your child take some decisions? Argue your answer

6. Which parenting strategies would you propose?

GOOD LUCK VICTIMS