DS doesn't like me! He's only 17 mnths

[grumpymummysaysno]

Hi, I have posted this in behavior too but wondered if any other lone parents could please offer me some words of wisdom.

I'm a single Mummy to my 17mnth old DS. I work 4 days a week and my Parents looks after him whilst I work. He sees his Dad every Sunday.

Basically, his behavior seems to be getting worse, but only for me.

I feel like I'm really doing something wrong.

Even simple things like changing his nappy have become a battle. I dread doing it. He screams and cries and really kicks me.

I've tried distracting him/ ignoring and firmly saying 'no kicking Mummy' but he then thinks it is a game. I can feel myself losing it with him and I really don't want to shout- he's only 17 mnths fgs.

He is such a lovely boy but I am really struggling to manage his behaviour.

It doesn't help that I am so tired and so probably not as patient as I should be.

Its just so hard.
I feel like he doesn't really like me.
I really am trying my best but it seems he is much happier away from me

Couldn't see this in Behaviour, so I'll reply here.
It seems liek normal behaviour to me. DD does much the same, she's 20 months. Ignore the bad, praise the good.
I'd recommend a book called Taming Toddlers it helped me.

It's hard doing this alone, no-one to let us have a bit of time out to breathe and re-energise, I think your little one is just doing the normal testing of boundaries thing, try not to take it personally, I know how one dimensional everything is when it's only you and the child, we have to be the equivalent of 2 parents and it's exhausting.