Hi,
looking for some positive stories and someone to tell me things will get easier. I have DD(4) will turn 5 January, DS(2) will turn 3 February and baby DS few months old. Things have been up and down since DD started reception and baby came home, things started to look a little better with routine etc but now I’m struggling with DS1 who up until the last few months has been such a chilled toddler, very kind and helpful etc he still is but has started tantrums over the smallest things and constantly pushing boundaries sometimes doesn’t want to listen or doesn’t do things unless he gets his way, it’s seems like this is getting more and more frequent. My DD is also having frequent times when she’s more whingy, doesn’t want to listen doesn’t want to do things for herself that I know she can and has done before. The worst is the constant bickering and fighting between the two. They were the really good at playing with each other and good friends up until few months ago(summer). I almost can’t wait to go back to work because of how much hard work it is. Almost at the end of Xmas holiday and honestly with the illness we just had and the tantrums, whinging etc I feel so exhausted.
I guess I’m just hoping people with kids who are older will tell me things get easier in the sense less tantrums, whinging, crying, screaming, they’ll be more independent etc.
Is there anything I can do to foster a better relationship again between the older 2 and how to manage these tantrums etcs?
any help would be appreciated