What age do kids start to get hard to handle or challenging?

Question

I have a 5 month old and hes pretty good , only fussy when hes tired. but I guess my question is when will I know he is getting attitude so to speak?

Answer 1

Mine got attitude at about 1 year old. He's really kicking in at 2! They don't call them the terrible twos for nothing.

Answer 2

Ahh.. definitely around three years old. From there, it only gets worse. Good luck!

Answer 3

Lol, depends on him, but my brat started around 15 months, with the occasional spell beforehand from about the time she started walking at a year old. She was an angel infant, sleeping through the night at 7 weeks old, eating well, sweet tempered, etc. Now she's 18 months old and still an angel, lol, but her halos definitely askew. She throws things occasionally when she's frustrated or angry. She was biting but for now we've taught her that it's mean. She pouts, pretends sleeps, and got suddenly carsick the other day when we were 20 min from the baby shower we'd driven 3 hours to attend, and totally trashed not only the beautiful dress she was wearing but the gift too(can ya tell it's still a sore point lol?). She stomps on toes to make her point and gosh forbid if she's thirsty and u don't get her a drink immediately if she puts her cup in ur hand and says isty. If you wait even 30 seconds she will be on the floor screaming and flailing. She also does the limp noodle thing when she doesn't want to go or leave, where I'm holding her hand and we're walking and she lets all the tension out so I have to drag her or lift her up, lol, while telling me I'm a mean mommy at the top of her wonderfully efficent pair of tiny lungs. Good luck and enjoy the coming months, they're all a lot of fun.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

ha ha ha, ur question is wonderful and the answers are real goooddd...!!! Well I d say they get the attitude around 6-8mo when they start to crawl, thats when all "no" "no" thing begins, with it gone unaddressed, lol. I think each phase is like, we wait to see when it ends and when it does and the new ones begin, we are like, oh gosh, the before was better! Well, thats how my thoughts ve been:) Gosh, but I truly am happy about passing the infant phase, sleepless-clueless-energyless phase, as I look back at it and am so happy that it has passed!

Answer 6

Well, mine was pretty rough at about 18 months for a little bit and then was an angel until she hit three - my oh my.  Terrible two's has nothing on three year olds, lol.

Answer 7

My son who's 11 now started getting an attitude at 3 years old, and my daughter got an attitude at 2 years old.  I dont know what happened she turned 2 and in her mind she thought she turned 28.  She is 4 now and still has the attitude.  Be so thankful that you dont have to deal with it for a while and enjoy your baby just being a baby!!! I couldnt wait for my kids to be able to walk and talk and once they started I was like oh my godness I want my babies back.

Answer 8

when are thay not

Answer 9

True 'tude (talking back, etc...) arrived for my oldest at 4; but the 'No' phases starts around 18 mos.

Answer 10

When they're born...

No really, I think all ages are hard/challenging in their own way. They grow out of some issues then have new ones that you find challenging in a different way.

Answer 11

At 3 years old they start to show out. Of course it's cute at first. At 4 is when it gets bad. My son is a monster. He talks back, wont listen and thinks he's the toughest thing on earth. I'm sure he's just figuring himself out and seeing how far he can take things, but it does get frustrating. Enjoy the 2 year's you have left (smile) because Mr or Ms independent will coming soon.