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Dh and I have very different parenting styles and unsure what to do!

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Sails · 13/01/2009 21:58

DS1 is a totally normal 3 year old who asks why about 100 times a day! DH loves him to bits I know he does! But dh and ds1 seem to be at constant logger heads. Every time we spend a day no an hour together as a family dh just ends up stressed to the eye balls and so very very angry constantly saying I'm fed up with it just had enough of it. I am not talking about dangerous things but little every day things. For example if he asks for a snack or even milk too close to meal times. Both of these we will try to limit as he has a small appetite at the best of times. However dh will answer with an abrupt and sharp NO. When asked why he just says because I said so! Before I know it I have a full scale temper tantrum from ds1 on my hands and world war 3 had broken out!!! DH gets more and more angry and aggressive shouting etc and ds1 gets into a dreadful state. More that once he has come running to me with mummy pick or daddy frightened me! The thing it if he spoke to me like that which he doesn't he would frighten me so what must a 3 year old think I don't know! My mum has witnessed him behaving like this and has accused him but to me not dh of being a bully! Thing is ds is a little boy who does listen to reason eg if I say you can have the biscuit after lunch he doess accept it and remind me later so there is no need for it imo. However if I try to explain when he has asked dh he says daddy say it! So what do I do?

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sleepycat · 13/01/2009 22:04

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liath · 13/01/2009 22:13

Video him doing it?? Surely if he watches it he'll realise how OTT he is being. Your poor ds .

liahgen · 13/01/2009 22:16

we have same problem, dh has unrealistic expectations of the kids so is constantly dissapointed in them, and me i fear sometimes,

Sorry that wasn't very helpful as it?

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Wintersun · 13/01/2009 22:17

He needs to be reminded that ds is only 3 years old and doesn't understand reasoning like an older child would.

The problem is that the frustration that dh feels, can manifest into a form of bullying. He just needs to be the adult and remain calm.

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