Feeling so frustrated atm. Ds (4.3) is so negative at the moment and some days it feels as if I am dragging myself from one battle to another and it's so wearing. Constantly trying to get up the energy to get from A-B.
Whatever I suggest, ds's automatic reaction is 'no, I don't want to'. This afternoon I said we were going to a Christmas party - with a puppet show, stories, and party food at a local venue. Ds shrieks no, he wants to watch a dvd. He sobs, shouts and is definite. Then he says he might go, but when I get coats, he's changed his mind again and is adamanant he doesn't want to go. As I am tired and cannot face paying £8 for something that I will have to drag him to screaming and sobbing, we don't go. Of course, now, when it is too late, he wants to go.
Normally I would have just dragged him there, but it gets so tiring. He doesn't want to go anywhere, and when we get there, doesn't want to leave. Lots of tears and shrieking. It rather saps the pleasure from things. I was really, really looking forward to taking him to this party and feel really that we missed it.
Is this just ds or is it common that kids are like this? I get pretty much the same reaction to everything from popping to the corner shop to going to a party. he was enthusiastic about seeing Narnia this am, and he is nearly always enthusiastic to see Grandma, but anything else is a battle. Help!