Speaking of energy level, my 2 year old just deleted my response- grrrr!!
First, send him outside to work instead of to play. Work will drain his energy faster and more effectively than play, and you won't have near the trouble getting him back inside again
Keep the jobs short so he doesn't lose interest. I also prefer jobs that involve hard physical activity like weeding, carrying garbage, taking scraps down to the chickens (our chickens are far away and over a fence), piling up scrap wood or picking up sticks from the yard and putting them in the firepit...the list is endless LOL I have found that not only does this wear him out a bit, it also makes him very proud of himself for having done real work.
In our house, mornings until lunchtime are for work, afternoons are for playing or free time. Some days it's school work, some days it's yardwork, whatever I feel we need to do. On an inside school day with my 6 year old son, we do a little reading, then we go do some cleaning upstairs. Then we do some other schoolwork, then I send him out to do a job. When he comes back, we do a little something else, then he does another job. I don't really like him to be playing while the older kids are working. Generally he does whatever I am doing during school time whether it be cooking or cleaning or whatever.
As far as boundaries go, I don't allow yelling in the house near where I am because it gets to me!! If they want to be loud, they need to go upstairs or outside. I also don't let them be too crazy inside- if I think it's getting to be too much, I send them out or stop the game.
Well the same 2 year old just unrolled 25 yards of aluminum foil so I'd better go- got any advice about rambunctious 2 year olds?
