DD is 2y 4m. Since turning 2 (which also coincided with the birth of her baby brother) she's had a bit of a personality transplant and I'm struggling with it. She was always so good and obedient and eager to please. Now she's possessive over toys and easily gets cross with me / DH / other children. This takes the form of lots of shouting (give it back, that's mine, no, don't like mummy, go away etc) and sometimes also hitting, stamping and biting (only biting me so far). Even when she's playing with toys she is often acting out these behaviours. I should clarify that it's not all the time, she is still lovely most of the time. I'm just really struggling with seeing this different side of her.
In terms of what I'm currently doing, I try to help her find better ways of asking for toys etc. Eg as soon as her brother has a toy she usually goes to snatch it away from him, so I make her 'ask' him nicely and try to remind her to do the same with other children. In terms of consequence I usually just remove her from the situation and let her calm down before talking it through. Her language and understanding is very good so I often try to talk with her about what's happened once she calms down and help her think of better ways to handle situations. I don't know if she really gets it though, and I don't want to talk about it so much that she ends up thinking of herself as a 'bad girl'. She almost seems to enjoy the drama. Eg. Yesterday evening I asked what she'd enjoyed that day and she said "stamping on (friend)" with a big smile ðŸ˜
I know having a baby is a big part of it. She still gets a lot of attention though. She doesn't go to nursery yet - she is looked after by DM a couple of days a week and is good as gold then. (No brother around!) We go to lots of toddler groups so she gets plenty of opportunities to practice interactions. She's starting preschool in a couple of months so maybe that will help? Or maybe she'll terrorise everyone! I guess I'm just after any advice, and / or reassurance that it will get better? I miss my sweet baby so much!