3 year old behaviour

[londongirl12]

Whenever my 3.5DS is not at nursery (now at Easter, half term etc), his behaviour just goes downhill! He loves nursery but it's only term time. I do things with him, play, take him to the park etc, but his behaviour is just awful! But it's only when he has a long period off nursery (longer than the weekend). Anyone else find this?? 🙈

It makes me feel like such a bad mum!

@londongirl12

Whenever my 3.5DS is not at nursery (now at Easter, half term etc), his behaviour just goes downhill! He loves nursery but it's only term time. I do things with him, play, take him to the park etc, but his behaviour is just awful! But it's only when he has a long period off nursery (longer than the weekend). Anyone else find this?? 🙈

Yes!! My little girl is 4 and she is exactly the same. Nursery say her behaviour is at school is brilliant but at home (during holidays) she doesn't listen, doesn't leave my side for one second, will only do an activity for about 5 mins then gets bored. The teachers told me it's just because her routine is all out & kids need routine. But when I try to stick to a similar routine during holidays it makes no difference.

Can anyone give me some advice please? My son is 3.3 years old. I have another son of 1. I am finding it really hard to get my son clean. He understands but just doesn’t get there! We have tried everything including rewards and praise. He has now taken to taking off his nappy to poo all over the floor of his bedroom. He doesn’t seem to understand this isn’t acceptable. This is usually when we put him to bed for a sleep when over tired. He is also shouting at us and answering back. He can be absolutely adorable as is a soft nature. He has always been a good eater but recently is going backwards spitting his food and playing with it. I’m at my wits end with worry especially with his toilet and pooing in his bedroom. He actually handed his nappy to my partner. My concern is I know nothing about his fathers family background. There has been no contact since I was pregnant. I’m concerned there might be a hidden medical reason for this. My partner and I have been together since my son was a tiny baby ... he is his father in every sense of the word. We have gone out of our way to give as much attention etc especially after my second son was born. Can anyone give me any advice on how to deal with this please? Him trashing his room and pooing has happened twice this week. I’m worried there might be a hidden issue. How do I get him clean? Thanks for your help.

@KelseaRocio

Can anyone give me some advice please? My son is 3.3 years old. I have another son of 1. I am finding it really hard to get my son clean. He understands but just doesn’t get there! We have tried everything including rewards and praise. He has now taken to taking off his nappy to poo all over the floor of his bedroom. He doesn’t seem to understand this isn’t acceptable. This is usually when we put him to bed for a sleep when over tired. He is also shouting at us and answering back. He can be absolutely adorable as is a soft nature. He has always been a good eater but recently is going backwards spitting his food and playing with it. I’m at my wits end with worry especially with his toilet and pooing in his bedroom. He actually handed his nappy to my partner. My concern is I know nothing about his fathers family background. There has been no contact since I was pregnant. I’m concerned there might be a hidden medical reason for this. My partner and I have been together since my son was a tiny baby ... he is his father in every sense of the word. We have gone out of our way to give as much attention etc especially after my second son was born. Can anyone give me any advice on how to deal with this please? Him trashing his room and pooing has happened twice this week. I’m worried there might be a hidden issue. How do I get him clean? Thanks for your help.

When my son was the same age, he went through a period of poohing in his pants. Was driving us mad!! We made a reward chart that was a road, with numbers on. He got a sticker every time he did a Pooh in the potty or toilet. When he got to certain points around the chart eg number 8, 15 etc, he got a small reward eg a book. Then when he got to the end 20, he got to choose a toy. It worked, and now we only have the odd accident when he's too busy playing.

@koochykoo86 nursery says the same for him too, that's it's because he's out of routine. Which I suppose makes sense. It just makes you feel bad that they don't seem to like it at home. Some days he's like a stroppy teenager!