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4 year old behaviour....

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TirederThanYou · 19/07/2018 15:04

Is there some kind of horrific growth spurt or development leap at 4 (just turned)? My DS has been such hard work the last few weeks....he’s started wanting a lunchtime nap again, snatches and screams at his little sister, won’t share but expects her to, occasionally hits, (he’s never done that before) nags for food frequently, has zero patience so just asks the same question again and again and again if I don’t respond right away. He’s also very slow to just get on with anything, so if I ask him to put his shoes on to go out he’s still lolling on the floor messing about with a toy ten minutes later.

This is interspersed with absolutely lovely behaviour where he’s a total joy to be around. Just a rant really, he’s been totally awful today and I’m sick of him shrieking at his sister

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MyWaterButtIsEmpty · 19/07/2018 15:11

I have just posted about how my lovely 4yo has been replaced by a small Donald Trump www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3311377-Help-me-not-lose-my-shit-today

TirederThanYou · 19/07/2018 15:19

Grin mywater didn’t see that I’ll read that now....

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Readyfortheschoolhols · 19/07/2018 15:22

*MyWater yabu to be smothering your ds in fake tan!

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MyWaterButtIsEmpty · 19/07/2018 16:10

ready Grin her tan is all natural despite buckets full of Factor 50 and her hands are quite large for her size Grin but she is volatile, dictatorial, self contradictory and often fairly incoherent!

nespresso1664 · 19/07/2018 23:18

tireder my ds also just turned 4 and you are definitely not alone...

KatyN · 20/07/2018 06:56

Someone told me the summer before they start school is shocking for behaviour... fortunately they told me JUST before my darling son became a nightmare. Darling son came back again after the summer of horror.

MyWaterButtIsEmpty · 20/07/2018 07:56

The whole summer? Shock I was hoping it would blow over in a few days. She's already being awful this morning.

Bootsuit · 20/07/2018 09:17

My son turned 4 in June. My kind, obedient, sweet natured boy has had a complete personality transplant.

I've never had to deal with so many tantrums. He never tantrummed as a toddler. He snatches toys from his brother, he doesn't listen at all, it's a battle to get him to do the smallest of things.

Please tell me normal service will resume soon?

MyWaterButtIsEmpty · 20/07/2018 19:21

She is having an absolutely epic meltdown, she is so angry and tired and sad :(

nespresso1664 · 20/07/2018 21:49

mines worse than myself as teenager. It came from nowhere. just a few weeks ago I was fighting with dh to spend more 121 time with him.

now we are fighting to take his bratty diva-but-still-tolerable little sister.

it isn't the tantrums that get me. it's the sheer defiance (making mess and doing things to wind me up), rudeness (laughs when told off), moaning, selective listening, wilfulness (hurting sister). his negotiation has also upped a level and rewards or threats just don't work. he'll say "I don't want to go out/treat/to watch TV so theres nothing you can do to make me [clear up mess I made on purpose] etc" and basically has back chat for everything.

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