Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Parenting

For free parenting resources please check out the Early Years Alliance's Family Corner.

My 4 yr old son

5 replies

Dizzylizzy40 · 14/09/2021 02:13

Can anyone help? Im starting to worry about my nearly 5 yr old son. He is a loving and sweet boy but sometimes very defiant.. but couple things are starting to proper worry me. Sometimes i can hear him in the garden and he gets very loud and screaming to his little brother things like 'im gonna smash you' and the like.. i also saw him few days ago picking up snails and stamping on them. I was really horrified and pulled him inside. He didnt know i was watching and would never do that if he knew i could see, which is what bothers me. Today, and pls no judgement as im really upset with it, but i found my 8 month old had been sprayed with disinfectant which i had stupidly left in reach in the bathroom. I took the baby to hospital and it seems there has been a huge amount sprayed in his eyes. Pls i know he shouldn't have access to this and i dont need to be told about that.. it was a momentary lapse and i was downstairs for just a moment so pls dont make me feel worse about this. . just I am devastated my son could do this to the baby as surely he knew he was hurting him.. he immediately blamed his little brother. Tonight i had a quiet calm chat and he admitted, with some gentle questioning, he had sprayed a little bit.. But i just cant stop worrying and i dont know how to deal with these things. I cant help but worry he is showing signs of problems starting, we have had a tough year with me and his father.. his father left for about a year but stayed in regular contact but is now back. I dont know if he has been a bit damaged by all that.. my natural instinct is to just give him more love but then i wonder if he needs more discipline. I really dont know what angle to come at him with right now can anyone give me any advice non judgemental please

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
FibroFighter81 · 14/09/2021 02:20

What a scary situation to be in dizzy; I cannot imagine the mix of emotions you're feeling.

Firstly, please don't beat yourself up about leaving the disinfectant. As you said, a moment lapse.

Is your baby ok?

Has your sons behaviour always been like this or is it a recent issue (since baby brothers birth?)

Dizzylizzy40 · 14/09/2021 02:37

Thank you for replying, the behaviour coincides more from when his father left as we was arguing a bit but these past few weeks it seems to be escalating and today is just too much, he genuinely doesn't have a jealous bone though towards the baby so i dont think it is that.. he just seems to have a streak of naughtiness or anger.. if we tell him off he just repeats it back.. like 'no mummy i wont stop. You stop it mummy'.. i dont know but i have a dreadful worry about him, i wish i could fix him i just dont know what to do for the best

And baby's eyes are very sore but hopefully will be ok, thank you for asking Smile

OP posts:
faithfulbird20 · 14/09/2021 02:42

Was baby crying a lot? Poor child.

Maybe he is jealous he doesn't get enough attention. Explain to him what he is doing isn't right but then praise him for other things.

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about these subjects:

CircleofWillis · 14/09/2021 06:18

Has there been violence in your relationship with your husband?

Is it possible he is acting out behaviour he has witnessed or overheard?

mayblossominapril · 14/09/2021 06:31

I would contact your HV for help and advice, your ds maybe to old for the hv service but your little one isn’t and but she will also be able to direct you to their help. I think it’s the school nurse service
It is probable he didn’t know the spray would hurt the baby

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread