DD is nearly 5 and is driving me to drink! She's always been hard work (on the plus side she's very bright and articulate and always, so far, lovely at school) but I think at home she's the worst she's ever been. When things don't go her way she's been shouting at me and hitting me, kicking me even. Tonight she whacked my husband round the face.
I am ashamed to admit she has been smacked in the past, but only as a last resort in extreme situations and not for a long time, so it's not like she sees hitting as behaviour that's acceptable at home. DH is never violent towards me. She's got a real vicious streak, often making DS cry by pinching him, hitting him, whatever hurts. She'll say 'do you think that hurt him?' and if she doesn't think it did, she does it again until it does.
Naughty corners, chairs, etc, haven't worked because she won't stay there. Putting her in her room or somewhere for timeout doesn't work because she tries to kick the door down. If it was just words I could ignore it, but how can I ignore her kicking me in the shins. I try to avoid all known flashpoints but then something different sets her off.
Any ideas? I feel like she'll be torturing kittens next or something! I feel it must be something I've done? I can only think that she shouts because I shout - but I don't as a rule (only when desperate).
It seems to have just happened over the last month.
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my wild child is getting me down!
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ohmylife · 01/02/2007 22:26
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