Hey so I’m asking for a friend- really asking for a friend. She has a two year old daughter who is almost 3, and my friend is having a hard time with her. My friend is also pregnant with a second baby.

So we both have two year olds, so neither of us know- but we keep hearing that 3 is worse than 2. Is this true? If she can’t handle her daughter at 2, how bad will it be at 3 especially when she has a second?

Now- full disclaimer- I spend A LOT of time with my friend and her daughter. Honestly, her daughter is really totally fine in my opinion. She plays so nice with my daughter, I never saw her have a tantrum, she’s not aggressive to other kids, she’s really totally fine! She’s actually much more well behaved than my kid lol

My friend tells me NO, when I’m not around and when they are home, her daughter flips out when she hears no. She says she tries to do things independently, and when she can’t she flips out so bad. She says she tantrums all day everyday- I personally don’t know if my friend is exaggerating or her expectations are too high? (Bc it all sounds normal to me?)

So please tell me so I can share with my friend from seasoned moms- will things get easier at 3?

Did you find if your child was kind of rough at 2, things calmed down by 3?

I will also say, my friends daughter is very advanced so maybe she’s developmentally ahead so when she turns 3, she will really be developmentally 4? Does that make sense?