Learning curve: Why we need to drop the idea of the terrible twos

Looking to find their way in what can be a confusing world, our toddlers need support not criticism, a Montessori teacher tells Margaret Jennings

WE are all familiar with the phrase ‘terrible twos’, a self-explanatory term that tags little kids as being hard work, with the adults around them frustrated at their latest outburst of ‘no!’, or some other defiant behaviour.