DD is 3.6 and generally great but I'm finding I'm really struggling with her. She's generally pretty good, loves DS (11 months) but I find it really hard to cope with her when she plays up. Having to tell her 10 times to do things, messing about when its time to leave from a play date, nursery etc, repeatedly doing things she shouldn't after being told not to.
I think DH and I have too high expectations, we know she can do something so expect her to do so every time. And we aren't very consistent in our disciplining, too much shouting sometimes. I just don't feel I have a good bond with her at the moment and am often irritated by her She is very emotional and always needs a lot of discussion about EVERYTHING!
How do I turn it around? It's been really hard since DS arrived and I'm still not getting much sleep. I miss spending time alone with her and I guess she does too.
Sorry this is a bit of a ramble, but with summer holidays looming I want to look forward to more time together, and not wish I was getting a few hours' break.
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Struggling with 3yo - how do I turn it around?
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whenwilltherebegoodnews · 22/05/2013 21:03
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