Gosh what an awful day ive had! My twin girls are 3 and half, and around 4 months ago, just before they started nursery we had a 'difficult' phase. Then they started nursery and everything eased, myself and husband are enjoying two - count them!- two hours to ourselves and the girls are loving the learning and interaction and so on. However, the last few weeks, what with holidays and minor illnesses, one of my daughters behaviour is APPALLING. She has always been strong willed, this i accept as i am too, but this week especially after feeling poorly, she has been unbearable. This ranges from cheekyness, stubborness, major tantrums, whining continually....i could go on. The whining constantly if something doesnt suit her, does really get to me, and is unfair to my other daughter and after a while really stresses us all in the household. I have tried ignoring, but often get into a bicker with her - shes very good at it! (I should know better), and my main tactic is to send her to her room for 'quiet time' rather than punishment, which seems to help short term but frankly after two days of it without my husband, i am drained. Her twin sister is so good at the moment, i fear she has no choice, and i cant believe this mini person is wearing us all out so much.
Any wise words or amusing ones would help.....:) Thanks for listening!