Dr Tanya Byron: help, my toddler is out of control 1

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to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain:
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pinch
Ouch! Stop pinching (me)!
a sudden period of uncontrolled anger like a young child's:
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tantrum
My toddler son gets plenty of attention, so why does he hit, pinch and have dreadful tantrums?
to care for young animals or children until they are able to care for themselves:
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rear
I never thought I'd have to ask for help with child-rearing.
When children are ..., or their behaviour is ..., they behave badly or do not do what they are told to do:
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naughty
My daughter is lovely and perfectly normal; she can be naughty, but is manageable. It is my son who is out of control
in its most developed or advanced form:
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full-blown
He screamed and had full-blown tantrums when he didn't get his way.
the outer layer, especially of the brain and other organs:
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cortex
For all toddlers, however, the fact that their frontal cortex is not fully wired up and running efficiently means that they lack the skills of impulse control and self-management.
czolowa kora mozgowa
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frontal cortex
For all toddlers, however, the fact that their frontal cortex is not fully wired up and running efficiently means that they lack the skills of impulse control and self-management.
to have all the necessary wires and connections for an electrical system to work
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be wired for
The frontal cortex of toddlers is not fully wired up and running efficiently.
a hole in the ground, or a box, filled with sand in which children can play
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sandpit
So if I'm 2 and you are playing in my sandpit area, I'll pick up sand and throw it in your face.
an expression of surprise
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crikey
Crikey, mum is not pleased, better pull my socks up.
to officially make a statement, give an order, warning etc
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issue
You issue a firm: no hitting!
to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness:
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wail
Put him into the buggy, strap him in, issue a firm “No throwing sand; no hitting”, then turn him so he faced away from the playground and leave him to wail.
to happen many times or to happen again:
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recur
After three minutes you should have turned him round, repeated your stern words and told him simply and clearly that if hitting recurred, he would be back in the buggy.
severe, or showing disapproval:
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stern
After three minutes you should have turned him round, repeated your stern words and told him simply and clearly that if hitting recurred, he would be back in the buggy.
causing great sympathy or sadness:
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heart-rending
His crying will be heart-rending but it is frustration and rage.
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation:
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overall
I'd like to touch on another issue in your letter: the amount of overall attention your children get.
having a lot of money or owning a lot of things:
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affluent
I know that families, especially more affluent ones, will do all they can to ensure that their children want for nothing.
the most noticeable or important position:
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forefront
You clearly place the needs of your children at the forefront of everything you do.
Comfortable furniture and clothes provide a pleasant feeling and do not give you any physical problems:
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comfortable
You feel that your children will be settled and comfortable and so without any behavioural problems.
not wanted, approved of, or popular:
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undesirable
While I agree that such repetitive, aggressive behaviour is undesirable and at times embarrassing, it is not abnormal.
id est (= Latin for "that is"): used especially in writing before a piece of information that makes the meaning of something clearer or shows its true meaning:
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ie
i.e
The hotel is closed during the off season, i.e., from October to March.
understand, absorb
phrasal verb
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take in
I'm not sure I took it all in but I understood most of it.
to mention a subject quickly when speaking or writing about another subject:
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touch on
touch on/ upon
I'd like to touch on another issue in your letter: the amount of overall attention your children get.
making you feel serious or think about serious matters:
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sobering
I had a sobering moment the other day when I was putting together a schedule for my kids.

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