I have a brilliant 4.5 year old son. He's amazing but totally unable - at least with me - to do anything on his own. He wants me to play with him ALL THE TIME.
He goes to preschool x 3 a week, and we do play dates - but obviously we spend time together at home. When we do, I end up wanting to tear my hair out. I do loads with him, then try and set him up with other stuff, and he always ends up demanding more play and crying if I don't.
I really feel my patience dwindling and I know I snap and I hate myself for it. But it's so intense.
I don't want to spend any less time with him, but I don't know what to do. Do I need to do a parenting course? I wonder if he's feeding into my subconscious anxiety around it all - the expectation that he will be like this. And then that produces this vicious circle.
I'm feeling like such a crap mum.
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Help! Son won't give me a moment's peace
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hollingbury · 10/05/2015 19:30
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