I just lost my temper with my son. He’s only 3.5 years old, and after spending 20 minutes trying to get him into his pajamas, I completely lost control. He was having a full-on tantrum, and instead of helping, I made it worse. I’m normally very calm, but this situation was overwhelming. I’ve never yelled like that before. I was trying to calm him down, but he kept trying to knock things off the table—he eventually succeeded with some milk.
When I finally managed to get him to bed, he fell asleep in my arms while I cuddled him, but now I feel consumed by guilt. I’ve never had to put his pajamas on so forcefully, and I even slammed a door in frustration, which is something I’ve never done. I’m worried he’ll be really upset.
He’s also been unhappy at his new nursery class, especially at drop-offs, since it's more of a preschool environment. I didn’t get to see him much today because I was at the office, so maybe that's why he was playing up?