Well I really don't know where to start. ds started crawling at 6 months and has been on the go ever since. When he was about 8 months I used to say "no" to things like touching the plugs etc but he would totally ignore me, My parents said that I should control him better but he paid NO attention at all even when moved away over and over again - it never seemed to sink in. Our stratergy in the end was to move everything dangerous out of his way so that he wasn't constantly told no. He was walking at 10 months and never walked slowly, he tears everywhere and is very vocal! Sometimes he will be sitting down and just scream/screech for no reason (parents suggested tourettes), sorry - I am going on a bit now but needless to say ds has never been an "easy" child (if theres is such a thing), But now he is 2.8 I am finding things really hard some days - I am sitting here crying because of the day we had today, he has had the hoover out of the cupboard despite being told over and over that he couldn't have it - He said he needs the hoover, of course I took it off of him because I had said no to which we had a 10 minute screaming tantrum, He was playing in the garden and managed to unlock dh's garage and has had every power tool out, I had again told him no, so he had to come in the house - he ran away from me so I picked him up kicking and screaming and brought him into the house, told him why he couldn't play outside, to which he said sorry mummy got straight up and tried to get back outside. He has tipped a whole bottle of fruit juice over the floor in the lounge and we went to my sisters house today and he went into meltdown. Have just had my mum on the phone saying that if I can't control him I will have to get him referred as his behavious isn't right - I normally think that he behaves the same as other children his age (and we do mix with lots of other children) but he is very strong willed determined and into everything, but today I felt that I couldn't cope with him and felt like he has been crying and screaming all day. Nothing seems to be working, he runs off if he is not in his buggy, He has the attention span of a knat, and he is really bossy .... I don't really know why I am posting, just to vent I suppose and for any suggestions on how to deal with him
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I don't really know where to start - ds is 2.8 and I ca't cope some days!
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Mummy2TandF · 31/07/2007 23:13
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