I really love my son...

[Pirate Nicole]

But, he drives me absolutely bonkers almost every single day! I swear he has been like this since the day he was born. He turned 3 this past April. HE can be so loving and sweet, when he wants to be. Almost every single thing with him is a battle. He screams, cries, throws all-out tantrums over everything! He'll play completely oblivious when I'm talking to him-he ignores me! He has an older sister-she's 6, and she was never like this! I just don't know what to do with him anymore. I love him, I really do.

Nicole
mom to three

[tinybutterfly]

You might try reading Raising Your Spirited Child, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka.

Also anything you can find on children with sensitivities...food, other allergy, get overstimulated from environment.

Is This Your Child by Doris Rapp is another good book.



Good luck. Three can be a hard age. Not always, but sometimes.

[HarperRose]

Hmm... At your initial post I immediately thought of my oldest (9 yrs) who has been diagnosed w/ Asperger's Syndrome.

Now, your very short initial post doesn't give a lot to go on, but those 2 things (very intense & seemingly ignoring us) were a couple of my chief concerns w/ him.

Make a list of his symptoms, check it out. It could be as simple as allergies, as a PP suggested (great book rec's, btw!!) or it could be something more complex.

You're not alone. Don't ever feel alone and don't feel bad for the frustration. We've all been there in one way or another!

[heidirk]

My almost three yo DS is acting just like this suddenly. Today it was the fact that I told him I was hurting today and needed his help. His response to which of course was to make eerything as difficult as possible.

if he misses a nap, doesn't eat enough, gets overstimulated, visits too many relatives too close together, doesn't get enough large motor, etc, it'll tip it off.

we didn't have a classical terrible two's so I think we're just haveing an oppositional threes, which is developmentally quite normal. . .I just hope I'll survive!