I'm fed up.
My DS has just started school, and is being really difficult in the mornings. Will not dress himself, won't go to the toilet, won't brush his teeth.
I'm losing my patience with it, and every time I get cross, or ask him to do something he thinks he doesn't want to do he tells me he hates me. The other day he said dramatically 'I am not your son. I hate you'.
Tbh I didn't know whether to laugh or cry - surely a 14 year old can be expected to say something like that, but a 4 year old?! Anyway, I suppose I've just got to ignore it. I usually say 'we don't say 'hate', it's not a nice word and you do'nt understand what it means. I love you anyway'.
I am feeling guilty as I've shouted at him this morning, as usual this means he's even less willing to get up and dressed and as usual he's told me he hates me. Again.
On a good day I can talk him round with fun and turn it all into a game, but some mornings I just want to get on and get out the house. Am I living in a dream world? Am I being unreasonable?
Sigh. I know that games and outwitting him is by far the superior method, as although exhausting is also quite good fun. And in the bigger scheme of things what is all the rush about anyway - we always get there in the end.
Some days parenting is the most infuriating job in the world. Does anyone have any tips for getting through the dreaded morning rush?
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DS 4 1/2 regularly saying he hates me :(
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decaffeinated · 09/10/2012 08:24
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