Struggling with nearly 3 year old DS

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DS will be 3 next month and has really turned into a horror over the past couple of weeks.

He has developed an awful attitude, hits me if he doesn’t get his own way, tells lies, demands everything NOW, basically anything I do for him doesn’t seem to be the right thing.

The last couple of days have been particularly bad and I have found myself in tears. I also have a nearly 2 year old DD who is into everything and keeps me on my toes so juggling the two of them is hard.

My SIL said DN was exactly the same in the run up to her 3rd birthday.

Anyone else gone through this? If so do you have any words of wisdom to help me through this horrible phase!?

I can sympathise! My DD is 3 next week and can sometimes be really unpleasant. For us it's a culmination of tiredness - she's just dropped the daytime nap, she's moved up to pre-school at nursery (much more regimented) and the nice weather means she's been a lot more active.

Which means by 4pm she is often howling at me and trying to belt her baby sister!

I just keep telling myself it's a phase

wow OP two so close in age must be exhausting. It's hard to remember when they are your eldest - but a nearly 3 year old is still a baby! My 4 year old seems like a wee baby to me - because I hve an older one.

I was much more frustrated by my eldest when he was 2/ 3 years old - I look back and think I expectedd too much from him.

Does she nap? is she exhausted a lot of the time? It's such a hard age as they can sort of talk but not enough to really communicate.

Mine was the same when he was around 3.5 .. I was confused and exhausted. I've tried everything i could think of. It's just a phase. He turned back into a lovely boy after 3 months of terror :) Just remember it's not forever :)

Hi, I'm here looking for support on a similar issue too. My son is three in a few months. He drives me up the wall. He's the youngest of three children and definitely my last. Had he been born first he would probably have been an only child! My eldest two children didn't seem nearly as hard as this, I think it is a mixture of him being a more challenging and demanding child but also that I feel that I don't have the same amount as energy to give anymore. Most days I'm ready to run away. Will your child be going to nursery soon? That's something that I've found solace in looking forward to. I hope you get through this stage soon, it wont last forever. I Just wanted to say, I understand! Good luck.