Help naughty 3 yr old driving mum to drink!

[littledibbersmum]

DS nearly 3, DD 20 mths and they are driving me mental, they fight all the time, DS pushing DS over, kicking and pushing her.She pulls hair and smacks him. He also hits and kicks me.

He kicked her on the stairs today, am neurotic he will push her down the stairs and we have steep stairs with wall at the bottom, so would be really dangerous.

Have tried reward charts with some success, but he gets so tired he then lashes out. He wont nap any more and try quiet time but he cannot sit still. try to remain calm but firm but sometimes i just feel like screaming at him.

Any advice on sibling fighting.Please!!

put them both in their own rooms for a few mins everytime they start up? Seems to work for me.

Don't worry, we've all been there! (where's my glass of wine...) Good advice from bendybanana - should work, I did that with my two dd's. It'll stop soon enough - stay calm. Tell them you love them both. Get them to cuddle you at the same time. It's a learning curve for all. Good luck!

It's usually a bit of an SN thing, but maybe a Social Story about friendly behaviour would help? It's a non-pressure way to talk about not hurting people and you could use it instead of a bedtime story?

You can find them by googling, or message me and I'll try and remember my rusty training and write you one :)