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Im fully expecting backlash and blame but here goes...
DD has just turned 4, she has gone from being a delightful little girl to a handful (all since she started preschool about 8 months ago).
The last 2 weeks she has gone down hill. Dh believes she is intellegent and knows what she is doing hence the behaviour.
She has been ill with chicken pocks the last 2 weeks and prior to that ds was ill with chicken pocks so I think she is treid of us nothing being able to do much iykwim but this week will be the 1st normality since a month ago..
Thing is she is a little madam... She back answers everything, if you tell her off she answers back with "don't tell me what to do, or don't shout at me etc"
Im not entirely innocent and on occasions have shouted at her, smacked her hand etc but mainly out of frustration.
Im trying my best the last week and am trying to listen to her and to talk to her more about actions BUT find it hard when faced with her shouting at me or kicking me or even biting her brother (2 yrs).
She honestly atm is like a teenager .
Where have I gone wrong, what do I do..? I want to walk away from it all. Im finding her tiring and hard work.
Dh is finding the same.
She is playing on being ill but no idea about the rest...
I just want to be a wonderful mum and want her to love me....
whjy is she like this..? on the outside to friends/preschool she is lovely. Never steps a foot wrong...
TIA. Please be gentle on me...