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Dd is 3 years 8 months......her behaviour is impossible. If she doesnt get her own way she has a screaming tantrum, half the time her demands are totally out of the question.....scootering with no clothes on when its snowing outside!
I have tried putting her on time out but she just runs off and im exhausted from chasing after her. She throws things and breaks them or ends up hurting herself or lashing out at me.

I feel really rubbish about it. This has gone on all day and is progressively getting worse, she is obviously really unhappy but I dont know what Im doing wrong or how to make things better. Worst still she is an angel at nursery and when I spoke to her teacher about it she was really shocked.

Im not going to lie, Im struggling with everything atm and perhaps this is effecting but her behaviour is pushing me over the edge.

okeydokey

first of all, she'll come to no harm scootering outside in the snow with no coat, unless you are in Canada at minus 40 degrees

when she is having a tantrum, how do you react? I recc ignore ignore ignore, go make a cup of tea, flick through a mag

do you make sure that she has access to fresh air and exercise? not just boys who are like dogs

watch for signs for her lashing out at you, develop a rugby swerve to avoid being hit, use your forearm to parry blows aimed at you

remove toys that can damage your property/tv etc, put them on a high shelf (no need to comment or ratchet up the tension)

if it's all to much today, early tea, early bath, early bed. not just for her

three year olds are VILE, mucho sympathy from me