I am at my wits end how to deal with my 4.5 year old DD2's behaviour. She has always been strong willed and prone to tantrums so I've picked my battles and maybe let her get away with things as a toddler that I wouldn't have let her more laid back older sister get away with. However we are absolutely strict on rudeness, hitting etc. and she is punished with being sent to her room and having toys taken away etc.
Since she started Reception in September the tantrums have got worse - several a day on a bad day, often lasting an hour or so each. The morning is a particular flash point. I'm meeting regularly with her reception teacher who says she is perfectly happy at school - lots of friends, engaged with learning etc etc. - but every morning she refuses to get dressed, screams that she hates school and wants to stay at home with me and cries all the way to school. Apparently she is fine the second I leave the playground, so I feel this behaviour is directed at me and is about controlling me. This has been going on every day for over 2 months and it's making mine, DH and DD1 life a misery. DD1 (7) is laid back but quite sensitive and is starting to get really upset by DD2s endless tantrums.
Any advice very gratefully accepted. I've always felt fairly on top of parenting my two DDs but this is really starting to get to me.
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4.5 year old controlling behaviour - please help
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nickEcave · 20/11/2014 10:12
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