I've woken up today to yet more difficult behaviour from my dd. I just don't know what to do.
For background she is 2 1/2. She has always been wilful. She was quick to crawl, walk and talk. She is fully potty trained. But her behaviour is the worst I have ever personally witnessed in a small child.
She has tantrums pretty much all day long. Food is a definite trigger. She will follow me into the kitchen and demand food. When she doesn't get exactly what she wants (it can be anything) she will scream, kick, throw etc. She will demand to eat from my plate at every meal, and the same behaviour will result if she is refused. Toys are another, any toy that her older siblings have - she will want it. She will grab things from them, and even resort to hitting them viciously.
When we're outside she tries to walk off and do her own thing. If she's asked to do ANYTHING - hold my hand, or the pram, again pretty much the same thing, screaming, dropping to the floor etc. I just can't take her anywhere. Last night we went to see fireworks, I would have loved to have taken her, but there was no way she would have been able to go. It's things like this which sadden me.
At night, unbelievably she is just as bad. She wakes often and her usual thing is to throw the cover off and ask repeatedly for it to be put back over her, or even resort to intentionally rolling off of the bed, if she's ignored.
I am at my wits end, as is my partner. We have tried time-out, and that is pretty much all we do, but it doesn't seem to help. I have fears that she will never change from being the way she is now, and as much as I love her, her behaviour is so unpleasant.
Any recommendations, books etc. will be appreciated. My local health visitor was no use to me at all!
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Please help - my 2 1/2 year old's behaviour is awful!
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NespressoSnob · 07/11/2016 08:34
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