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What's going on with DD???

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baabaapinksheep · 21/01/2012 08:54

DD1 is 3.9 and has always been a lovely child, as a baby she was so easy, slept through from 6 weeks, never really cried and as she grew up she has always been kind and gentle with other children, generally a very easy going child.

However, the last few months her behaviour has got steadily worse. She seems to be constantly tired, which makes her grumpy and every little thing results in a major meltdown with her screaming and throwing things. This is always worse in any sort of social situation, at a birthday party she cried becaue she didn't want to join in with the party game. I feel like she would be happier to just spend all her time at home doing quiet things like looking at books, jigsaw puzzles etc. It's getting to the point where I don't want to take her out.

I have another dd who is 2.2 and is the complete opposite, she is quite shy but once she gets over that she loves to play with other children and be the centre of attention. Is this normal behaviour from DD1? It's really wearing me down and I'm starting to feel like I can't cope anymore!

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Nagoo · 21/01/2012 11:43

What time does she go to bed?

My DS gets a nightmare if he is a) tired or b) hungry so make sure she's fed.

I think they shoot up at this age, so need a lot of energy.

Chant with me: this too will pass.... this too will pass Grin

baabaapinksheep · 21/01/2012 12:00

She goes to bed at about 6.30, she could easily go to bed at about 6 and sleep til 7.30 ish, but dd2 doesn't need as much sleep and she won't go to bed before dd2. I've just moved her into her own room to stop dd2 waking her up in the morning but it doesn't seem to have made much difference.

When she has a tantrum I've just been ignoring her, and then talking to her after she's calmed down about why it's not OK to behave like that. Is this the right things to do? Is there anything else I can try?

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