I don't know what to do for the best. I have a boy who's 3 and a girl who's nearly 2. My son has a real problem with his temper. He spends all his time screaming and shouting at me and his sister. They are in nursery/preschool 3 mornings a week, where he is very well behaved. But as soon as he's just with family he flies off the handle about EVERYTHING. It's getting worse and I just don't know what to do. I have no family around to help me, and my husband doesn't come home until 7pm Mon-Fri. I'm constantly giving my son the benefit of the doubt about his behaviour. It's hard to be 3, little sisters can be annoying, he gets frustrated. But my patience (most of the time!) is not having any positive effect. Should I be putting him into time out all the time? Taking toys away? Everything I try seems to make it worse.
Everything I ask him to do leads to him shouting at me and getting upset. The other day he was screaming at me that he didn't need the toilet and promptly wet himself. He cries loads as he just can't help but argue about everything, which leads to confrontation and him getting yelled at.
Between his behaviour and my daughter embarking upon the terrible twos I'm having a really hard time and wish I could just get away from it all!
I'm feeling like the worst mother in the world.
Any help would be very gratefully received
:-(
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3 year old's temper
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mummysealion · 25/11/2014 16:47
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