ds just 5. Finishing first year reception. has younger DD of .
He's relatively sociable/happy/active/cheeky etc but on the flip side is prone to bouts of anxiety/clinginess and for eg is usually the one clinging in the playground or I'm that mum who has to stay for parties.
In the last few weeks he is sooooo trying. He whinges at everything why are we walking to school ? Rather than car...moan moan, why is dd on that bit of the sofa, her drink is bigger than mine, I don't want to put my clothes on yet, why can't we do x, I explain in rational voice...moan moan. Get home from school....open back door in hope kids might play.... Why won't you play with me...and so on and so on. bearing in mind that dd just toddles around the majority of the time entertaining herself....Tonight tantrums have stemmed from bath being too hot...said he could skip bath and go straight to bed...wanted cold bath. Bad idea with DD too....ok don't have one, no want one but cold....so on . I try to pick battles...my eg's possibly seem trivial but it is constant. DH and I are in agreement and both are getting miserable about it. Because he is an odd mix of strong willed but v sensitive/clingy I am concerned about how we deal. The more cross we get the more oversensitive he becomes but if you give an inch he eventually wheedles his own way......
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At wits end with, only just, 5 year old
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Broadwalkempire · 15/07/2011 23:38
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