stressed! my 2year old always seems to act up

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My lb just tured 2

I feel so worn out lately.
Every tym i take my lb sumwhere with my sister he acts up, he shouts at her 1 year old hits her, my sister winds him up, i think she does it more because she sees how streesed i get. I feel lyk im always tellin him off when im out with her, she tells me to ignore him but i cant.feel lyk its easyer to stat in. im told Her lg is always good so i feel lyk im doin sumthing wrong! She has a partner to help her out & im on my own. Yet my dad & partner r always babysittin ova nyt or for a few hours & i get no help! Just get told dont get stressed!

My lb has never slept well & to make things better he is havein what i think r night terrors not once tho sumtimes 5 in 1 nyt so im gtin no sleep & have a very hyper lb thru the day. & still gt no help from family , my mam offers but she lives far away so i lyk to spend tym with her 2 with not seein her much. I dont lyk to ask for help & shudnt have to when they family. He myt b hard work sumtyms but i do that 24/7. Im not complain about havein him because he is my world & wud b lost with out with out him.

I love him so much but sumtyms just need a few hours to myself once a month would do becsuse idmiss him lyk crazy anyway

Just needed a rant! Feelin stressed Ha :(
But any advice on night terrors wud be great

First of all ignore your sister saying her 1 year old is "so good"..,,she's a baby, they don't really choose to be "good" or "bad" at that age and your son is also very little still and can't yet control his impulses....

When you go out with your sister, play with the kids so that you can intervene calmly if your little boy does hit...just gently remove him from near her and say "No. No hitting." firmly...and then give the little girl some attention. It's normal for some little ones to lash out....they do it for all kinds of reasons...it doesn't mean they're bad or you're not a good Mum. Distract him with something when he starts to play up....just point something out...sing a song...give him a toy from your bag...

You should also ask your Dad to babysit for you...it's no good saying you don't like to ask...sometimes we all have to!

Night terrors...my little girl had those too...they do pass...I had to hug her back down to sleep a lot too.

Will your little boy be going to nursery when he's two and a half...I think he'll be entitled to a few hours a week free by then won't he? that will help things...in the meantime, get yourself to bed early as often as you can...look after yourself and ask for some babysitting from your Dad!