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4.5 yo behaviour getting me down :-(

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lucywiltshire · 29/04/2014 14:25

My 4.5 DD has always tricky and has never grown out of the Terrible Two's but recently she has become even worse and is completely out of control, running away from me when somewhere dangerous like care parks etc etc. She never ever does as she is asked or told, is continually whining or whinging, rough with her younger brothers including whacking her 1 yo brother over the head with a wooden spoon and laughing like a hyena as she did it. Nothing works, not the naughty step/time out or cuddling, or sending her to room, or explaining why something is wrong. She can be adorable and loving when she wants to but not very often. She is making my OH and me very sad as we feel like we are failing her by not being able to deal with her behaviour. She is in the kindergarten of a private prep school and he teachers say she is an angel but as soon as she gets home she turns into a demon child. I have no idea how to deal with her and make our home life a calmer and happier place to be.

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SaveTheMockingBird · 29/04/2014 14:30

I haven't got any suggestions, but would like to empathise but my 5.5yr old DS is the same. An angel at school and such hard work at home. Continous whinging and whining, always harassing my 3.5yr DD, laughing at silly things and talking in silly ways, to the point you can't have a conversation with him a lot of the time. Can't turn my back on them for a moment before DS is annoying DD in some way. It is exhausting and our home life is chaotic mainly because of DS's behaviour.

LondonForTheWeekend · 30/04/2014 09:45

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