Bullied by a 4yo

[chipsnchio]

Light hearted but is it just me or is this a 4yo thing?

My son isn't quite 4 yet but very nearly and in the last month I feel like I'm under attack in my own home.

He'll just randomly tell me he doesn't like me, cold as ice. Doesn't like daddy, doesn't like so and so, "I don't love you mummy" etc... usually while I'm in the middle of doing something like wiping his arse for him which is just an extra kick in the teeth!

He used to be so sweet and kind. What's going on?!

That and the lying.This child thinks he's the first person to invent the concept of a fib. If its bed time no it isn't because grandma said he didn't have to, if he's not allowed a sweet yes he can because his teacher at nursery said he could and so on...

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Natural, I would just laugh. Your son sounds a normal four year old.

My son is 4 and sometimes I do actually feel got at by him. This last 6 months or so is when I've really had to step my structure in discipline etc and sticking to exactly what I say if he misbehaves because he was testing me everyday to the point I'd spend the evening crying as soon as he was in bed.

He says I love you a lot so a bit different to yours at the moment but he just would not listen to anything I told him to do or would just plain ignore me.

Hope your situation improves soon! I've found this stage the hardest by far because he is a lot more exhausting. (I was very fortunate to have a baby that slept fairly well!)

Very normal 4 year old behaviour. Pushing boundaries and trying to get a reaction from you. I would ignore or laugh it off, if he gets a big reaction from you, he'll do it all the more. Give him lots of attention and praise when he's behaving well. No reaction or attention when he's saying mean things.

Exactly, just laugh and say righto