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What to do with dd (4) who is angry most of the time?

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Isthisnameacceptable01 · 11/03/2018 21:15

Help please. My dd (4) who was a model toddler is angry and raging for about 4 hours a day. It is not related to sleep as she can wake up angry. Today she woke up annoyed that it is Mother’s Day (it is all about you). She was then fine for a few hours until she got into a rage which lasted for hours. The rages can involve hitting me, dh and my other dc, ranting in her bedroom about how much she hates us/we hate her, damaging either the house or other peoples things and hitting our pets. When she is not angry she is extremely loving and sweet. When she is in a rage she says she can’t help it as she was born bad. She is very smart and can run rings around the older dc. When she is in a rage I either leave her be or give her lots of reassurance. I also tell her that physical violence is completely unacceptable in our home. She is obviously very unhappy and to be honest we are too. Not sure what to do. Threats/bribes do not work as she really does not care. Any advice?

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Isthisnameacceptable01 · 11/03/2018 21:16

Sorry for the lack of paragraphs. I am on my phone.

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MyBrilliantDisguise · 11/03/2018 21:17

Have you watched any episodes on Channel 5 of The Violent Child, or any of the nanny programmes on TV? You need to tackle this now - it will be much worse otherwise.

Isthisnameacceptable01 · 11/03/2018 21:21

Thank you Brilliant. Yes we need to tackle it now. We were hoping it was a phase and we could work through it but it has gotten worse in the last few weeks. I haven’t watched The Violent Child but I will.

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