Ds1 has been off because of the holidays, and he's being a nightmare.
Every day he is stroppy, grumpy, miserable, keeps hurting himself in the garden, eg by doing power ranger stuff with tent poles, coming in crying every few minutes till I ask him to put the poles away, then he carries on... and hurts his little bro as well, a lot.
If I ask them to stop being silly he says 'ds2 started it' and 'I'm doing what ds2's doing' or 'I want to be like ds2' whom I presume he thinks gets away with everything
To a degree it's true as I can't ask a toddler to stop, he won't understand...so I try and not blame ds1, just ask him to be responsible and help me, and try and make it appealing to be the 'good' one etc - but it ain't working.
Also he does get it in the nexk more, because I know he is capable of behaving better but doesn't.
I've explained that he used to be a rampaging toddler as well, he had a good go at that. I'm trying to have some one on one time with him when posible but toddler is very much around and my mum won't have him on his own.
I had to go on a trip the other day and took toddler with me (nightmare enough!) while ds1 chose to stay with grandma (he had the option to come too) and then he got really really angry that I'd left him behind, although I asked him if he was sure etc etc beforehand. Maybe he felt I didn't want him?
He also cries and panics every time I am not within sight - like if I go to put out the rubbish, or make a cup of tea, he will panic and run round shouting 'mummy!!!' hysterically until he finds me
This isn't usual for him, he seemed happier during term - but maybe it's built up exhaustion? Has anyone been here and what can I do for poor little chap?
Thanks.