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Really stressed out with my four year old.

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Pinklily123 · 06/02/2022 17:39

His behaviour is utterly terrible. I find him impossible to manage. I have worked with children for years and am confident in my management of positive parenting skills but nothing works on him! He doesn’t have anything wrong with him. This is new behaviour in the last 2-3 months. He’s an angel in his early years setting. He has me in tears of frustration multiple times a day. Husband working away all the time so I’m by myself and not coping at all. I had a break yesterday when my sister watches the children for the whole day so it’s not like I haven’t had a break! I’m still not coping. Today I’m exhausted from the night before and can barely function so haven’t taken them out so it’s this horrible cycle of exhaustion. We have a good routine at night. He still wakes up to 4x per night and I’m losing the plot. He bullies his older siblings and is violent towards me and them if anyone so much as says no to him. I am out of patience. Please help I’m so frustrated and exhausted

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YesitsBess · 06/02/2022 18:34

I'm sure other people will be along with good advice soon but I didn't want to leave you without saying something!

That does sound exhausting. Do you have a partner that can take turns with you for nights for a few days so you can get some proper sleep?

YesitsBess · 06/02/2022 18:35

Sorry, just saw he's working away. Am going to think some more.

Pinklily123 · 06/02/2022 19:02

Thankyou! I hope some others will have some ideas. It’s so hard when you’ve lost patience.

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YesitsBess · 06/02/2022 19:06

It does sound like some sleep would do you good. Would your sister consider having him for an overnight just to give you a jump start?

Pinklily123 · 06/02/2022 19:15

Unfortunately not as she has her own little ones and one of hers sleeps badly! I think I’m feeling quite overwhelmed because I’m on my own at the moment and i feel quite trapped by it all

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