My DD aged 4 yrs is bein very difficult at the moment. I cannot handle her. I need to do something before I explode.
This morning we went to a garden centre, had a lovely time and a cake and juice snack. As soon as we got into the car to go to nursery she started whining that she didn't want to go. By the time we parked up she was hysterical, I mean really truly hysterical. It took 10 minutes for her to be coaxed out of the car. Then she cried all the way to the door. It then took 10 minutes for me to extricate myself from her. She then apparently had a great time once she was there, could tell me about lots of great things she did, but at the same time doesn't like it. We'll have the same debacle tomorrow I'm sure but her first 2 weeks of nursery were fine.
Bedtime involved a lovely book on her sofa with her brother who was put to bed first. She then had a tantrum that she could not have an additional book of her own, then she became distraught that she couldn't have a song and that I was leaving. She physically wouldn't let me leave. I ended up with a scratched hand, a torn sleeve and a shoulder injury exacerbated.
I'm clearly doing something wrong here. DH doesn't get half this grief.
What do I do? How do I learn parenting skills? Can I get anger management help - the situation makes me want to scream.