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Is anyone dealing with like, REALLY bad behaviour? I don't know if I wanna go into it or not because I'd probably be here all day, but I am just TIRED of it. I guess in a nutshell... she throws fits over E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G including the tiniest things not going her way. She snaps from being fully happy & content to whining, then crying, then screaming. DH says it's the age. It will pass. She doesn't know how to deal with her emotions, behaviors, moods, etc. she's not mature enough. Maybe. I don't know. But I feel helpless because we've been consistent, consistent, consistent... but you also reach a point where whatever you're doing doesn't work, and then what?! Gah. Sorry for the vent.
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Julia - Mommy to 3 sweet kids Natasha - 6.5 Veronika - 5 and Sebastian - 17 months
YES!!! I was thinking, for us, maybe it was the switch from being at my mom's house earlier this month to being back in our normal routine... of course, being around her grandparents and her aunt & uncle, Leah was spoiled, given tons of attention, etc. And now she's back in the land of rules and not getting everything she wants. But now that you post, maybe it is the age?
Leah's attitude has been HORRIBLE lately. She cries/whines easily, gets mad about things not going her way, etc. Bunches of timeouts in the past week. It's exhausting!
Thanks, Amanda. I am sorry you're going through similar behaviour, but it makes me feel a bit better that I am not alone. Sometimes I feel that maybe it's me, maybe I am the one not doing something right, ya know? Parenting can be hard. But it could very well be the age as well.
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Keller is pretty whiny lately - even the smallest thing it seems. Isla put her cup right beside his today and he FREAKED out. I actually said to him "Is your arm broken? Are you bleeding" Is your cup full of poison?" NO?! Then STOP CRYING!" lol - maybe it was a *little* sarcastic, but sheesh.
Carrie's been acting really bratty the last week or two. I'm not sure why...just testing I guess. Like yesterday I took them to the park and I told them that they could each have one ride on the merry-go-round. Carrie said "Well I am having two rides on the merry-go-round." Excuse me little miss! And then tonight when dh told her to pull the plug on her bath and come out she said "No. I'm still playing." He had to tell her several times for she got a move on it. I know those sound kind of little, but I do expect my children to listen. Four kids doing whatever they want is total chaos and not even safe really. I'm hoping if she just keep sticking to what we say she'll get out of this talking back phase.
Ugh we are right there with you and it is so NOT a fun place to be I sure hope this "phase" passes quickly And can I say bedtime is the WORST it's like a switch flips and it goes to a whole new level
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Carrie's been acting really bratty the last week or two. I'm not sure why...just testing I guess. Like yesterday I took them to the park and I told them that they could each have one ride on the merry-go-round. Carrie said "Well I am having two rides on the merry-go-round." Excuse me little miss! And then tonight when dh told her to pull the plug on her bath and come out she said "No. I'm still playing." He had to tell her several times for she got a move on it. I know those sound kind of little, but I do expect my children to listen. Four kids doing whatever they want is total chaos and not even safe really. I'm hoping if she just keep sticking to what we say she'll get out of this talking back phase.
Ah, yes, little things can definitely add up... Veronika is not so much that she's disobeying, it's more that she does what I ask but WHINES the whole way through. Some times are not so bad, but others are a pain to my ears.
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Ugh we are right there with you and it is so NOT a fun place to be I sure hope this "phase" passes quickly And can I say bedtime is the WORST it's like a switch flips and it goes to a whole new level
I am sorry, Jeanine We are not having bedtime problems, but I think Shannon was having those with Mackenzie. I hope it gets better for you.
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Yeah, Brennan throws a fit easily lately, too. He'll be perfectly happy and then one little thing turns him into a screaming, flailing mess rolling around on the floor! It is frustrating, but I do think it's a normal age-related thing.
Birk is getting over his worst, but the beginning of summer was awful. I was going nuts. He would have major breakdowns in the store if he couldn't have something he wanted and he'd be awful to put to bed. Time outs turned into h*** on earth, he would scream and kick and throw stuff around... I just continued with whatever I've always been doing and it just dissapeard as quickly as he started it. With Birk it was definitely a phase.
Keller is having to be told a few times to finish up a lot of stuff lately too Claire...he threw a big fit b/c DH told them it was time to come inside for dinner. he keeps saying "oh but I just need to finish...." "but I was still playing"...he's ended up in time out a few times lately.
It really is just little stuff and for the most part he's still really good, but I can definitely see the pushing of boundaries going on!
I think it must be normal for the age!!
Hugo can be quite the little snot when he's overly tired! Being too tired is his trigger and I think this age is hard because most of them are done with napping, but making it through the whole day (esp. if they have to get an early start) is pretty hard for their little systems. It's also hard not to get their way all the time and fully realize how little control they really have over the world around them.
She does still nap every single day for about 2 hours, so tiredness isn't her issue, but I can totally see it can be a problem for a child that doesn't nap anymore. I hope I don't jinx myself, but the last 2 days were... BETTER. Yesterday she only had 1 timeout and today none at all. She seemed less.. angrier? Still had a few unreasonable whiny/angry fits, but I'll call them mini-fits. I'll hope it might mean that this phase will have an end!!
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Yes! I asked about this a few months back and it did only last for a short time, but man when it was happening it was crazy and I felt like I was just acting like him. I had NO patience with it and was starting to think I needed to take anger management classes. LOL. It is much better now. I hope for all of you it passes like it did here.
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But now that you post, maybe it is the age?
I sure hope this "phase" passes quickly 
And can I say bedtime is the WORST it's like a switch flips and it goes to a whole new level 
Veronika is not so much that she's disobeying, it's more that she does what I ask but WHINES the whole way through. Some times are not so bad, but others are a pain to my ears.
It is frustrating, but I do think it's a normal age-related thing.
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