Arghhhhhhhhhh!

[MrsWembley]

She's 3. She's very good at it.

Please tell me it gets easier

yes it does. What is she very good at? Screaming? It all gets better by about 3.5 IME all of it, the bad nights, the tantrums, the potty training, faddy eating, biting, breaking stuff, running away etc etc. They start to turn into human beings just before they start nursery. Up till then they are just in training

Thank-you.

Every time today I've told her not to do something, she's done it.

Every time I've tried to give her some sort of reward for good behaviour (even just a cuddle and a 'well done') she's spoiled it moments later with something awful.

ah yes, it takes longer to grow out of that kind of behaviour. DS1 is nearly 7 and still has his moments. Mostly when he's tired though and on the whole he is a lovely boy now. DS2 however........ Have some and don't forget tomorrow is another day and she will no doubt be delightful again!

I just wonder dread what she'll be like as a teenager!

Problem is, she's Daddy's little angel and Grandma's perfect little girl. Neither can cope when she misbehaves with them and (especially DP) don't exactly handle giving out punishment very well. So when I send her to her room or stop her doing something she loves it comes over as draconian.

One tip is not to tell he not to do things.

Instead trying telling her what you would like her to do.

For example instead of "Don't kick the table" say "Feet down". Then immediately follow it up with a comment which distracts her and moves her mind on to something else.

If you tell a child not to do something it makes them think about doing it and makes it hard for them not to. Saying the action you want to see helps them to do it.

Yes it does get better.

Oh, I know, I've tried that but, well, good intentions and all that. It starts off with me trying the 'look over here at what I've got/what I'm doing' but when she continues running off in the opposite direction it very quickly has to become 'STOP NOW OR '

I mean relevant!

Bugger, so braindead from a day of arghhhhhh!