Lately my DD has taken her dominant character to the absolute limits. She is trying to boss me around at every opportunity, telling me how it's going to be, shouting at me for attention, telling me off for not answering her straight away, threatening me with consequences, has even hit me on a couple of occasions. If i offer her a consequence for her actions she then throws one back at me.
She's even acting up with eating, which I have not had one problem with since she was born.
I am at my wits end. Feel so bullied and provoked all the time. I do of course try to keep my cool, give her a chance to rectify things, follow through with consequences etc. But it's becoming a terrible power struggle. I feel like I don't know her at the moment. If I send her out of the room and close the door so that I can't hear her shouting at me for example (if trying to speak on phone) she will bash the door repeatedly.
I raise her on my own and she's always done very well, is very forward in her development, very sociable and popular, strong willed and strong character. But she has always been extreme when it comes to letting me talk. It's a constant struggle if I try to have a conversation with anyone around her and I'm now getting so sick of the fact there are no signs of improvement.
This particular phase started the day we returned from a 2 week stay with my parents, who as usual smothered her with all the lavish attention that she wants, which is their right and she loves the holidays there. Since coming home it feels she is trying to establish that she rules the roost around here. She has always had that tendency when we come back from staying with them, but this is just so out of control.
Is this a normal stage tp go through at 3.5 or 4 years? How best to handle it? How long does it last?
Going nuts. PLease help someone! Thanks :-)
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3.5 year old DD has become unmanageable. HELP!
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bellbottom · 11/08/2011 21:17
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