Terrible 2s
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Yep my son has hit the terrible 2s a little early. Any advice especially with paddy
Try and give him a bit of control over things in his life. It can be small things like letting him choose his socks or "helping" with cooking. Mine improved a lot when he was potty trained.
Stay optimistic and prepare yourself for the terrible 3s, 4s and especially 5s when they start school and feel their feet. 
Each child is different in so many complex ways that advice is difficult to give but it is sometimes good to state boundaries and give the child a choice of how things will pan out with their behaviour. ie 'if you keep this up we won't have time to do ----- but it is your choice' or 'if we calm down now perhaps we can ---- you can choose'. All diversionary tactics but sometimes we all just get desperate and try strategies that may or may not work. Good Luck.
YouTube supernanny. She's awesome in how she manages to change unruly kids to welbehaved ones. Maybe some of her practice will help
I would say the best advice I could give is to remind yourself that you aren't alone and meet up with other mums in your local area. Youll be able to learn from eachother and realise youre not alone.
Im with you on this except my little one is hitting the terrible 3’s! I find its best just to ignore it! And praise all the good things, and like someone else has said, give them choices, like a choice of 2 things, I get 2 outfits out and let her choose which 1 she wants. Or for lunch I ask if she wants a sandwich or a wrap, and get them to help you do things, my little one loves helping me empty the dish washer and passing me pegs when hanging washing out. All else fails there is wine!! Ha ha good luck
It's tough at that age for them as they know what they want but can't always tell you. Plus they are learning so many new things, it can be overwhelming and they are still learning how to cope with their emotions.
Make sure they understand that if they act a certain way there are consequences, good and bad, if you say they will be punished or rewarded then follow through on it, stay calm if possible (hard I know) and talk to them to let them know that you understand it's hard for them but you are there to help and support them.
If toddler is being difficult do fun things like put tv on, start singing or get toys out n u start playing happy noises or painting or water play distract him.
Lots of patience, my son is 2 years 4 months and he was very difficult but he is now.starting to get better.so hang on it won't last long à
Choose your battles and win the war, in other words pick one thing that you can't tolerate and work on that.
My 2 had terrible 4 and 5s consistency routine and let them make choices such as what juice or socks clothes they want to ware ect good luck
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