I'm really having a nightmare with dd, she's 2.9. She is the most stubborn, relentless, whingy, moany child I have ever known and I'm at a total loss as to what to do with her now.
She's addicted to milk. any attempts I make at 'weaning' her off it end in tantrums and tears, from both of us. I've been up since 6am with her and it's just constant moaning, crying, whining, it's exhausting and I cannot get her to do anything I tell her to. Because of the milk drinking she barely eats. Obv this doesn't help her mood (permenantly bad). she fights with her older and baby db's, shouts all the time.
I've tried the naughty mat -she doesn't care, just sits there crying - it might end in a forced apology and cuddle but she goes straight back to being naughty again.
I've tried HTT (works well with ds1) but she won't talk to me.
I've tried 1-2-3 Magic - not-so-magic here.
I'm at the end of my tether. She's genuinely making my life a misery. She's been so difficult since she was a baby and I keep thinking she'll grow out of it soon but she doesn't get any easier. Demanding is too gentle a word. I honestly don't know what to do. I'm really, really unhappy.
I love her, and I can see that her stubborness and refusing to take no for an answer might be beneficial to her when she grows up, but just now I'm in a constant battle with her and she's winning. How can I make her realise that I'm in charge, she has to start doing as she's told? I don't expect her to be a perfectly behaved child, just a bit happier and a touch more obedient. She's surely getting old enough now to behave a tiny bit better?