I am being unkind to DD (DC1, 3yo)
have a new baby, at first she was gentle with him, but now that she's more used to him she's a bit rougher like grabs his head and tries to twist it round to kiss it really roughly. She used to be very cautious around him, now she tries to jump on the bed if he's on it or dance around his head if he's on the floor
What I need is a quick sharp statement that stops DD in her tracks before she does any damage, but that isn't so negative as screaming "no" or "don't be so rough" etc. My instincts are to yank DD away from the baby to prevent any physical harm - e.g. today I was feeding the baby on the sofa and he suddenly pulled away and cried, I looked around and saw that DD was doing something rough with his feet, so shouted at DD and made her get off the sofa away from us. I didn't deal with it well but my instincts were to prevent her hurting the baby and then to sooth the baby, but I then had a sobbing DD on the floor
DD also wakes him up on purpose because she finds him boring when he's asleep
please help me deal with this gently and properly - I'm turning into a shouty fishwife
DD is a good girl really and most of the time is very sweet with the baby
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smellysocksandchickenpox · 22/02/2013 21:56
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