The title sums it up, our DD 3.5(almost 4) is going through yet another *phase*
, we also have an almost 8 month old who is also going through a phase. It isn't fun at our house right now, in fact it is downright sucky.
The last 6-ish months were much better, especially with DD, she's been tough in the past. She is pretty high spirited and so I have read books on that and such, she is in yet another difficult time. She's back to wanting to sleep with us all.the.time. She's mouthy, doesn't listen and is just mostly a PITA. There are also other factors, DH and I both are working now. He was off for most of the winter, so he was home, he took her skiing a couple Xs a week. She's a daddy's girl, so that transition has been difficult on her, I realize that.
I have read on here and other boards that many parents find the transition of ages tougher in the latter half of the year to the birthday. Since DD has been 3.5, she's back into just being extremely difficult, unless you give her 24/7 attention, which is completely impossible due to the fact that DS is newly mobile, starting to cruise and eats everything. Plus if she get near she'll pick him up, NO MATTER how many times we tell her no, please don't, he doesn't like that, etc.....Nothing is working. It was like as soon as he was mobile, she went crazy. Is it jealousy? She's wanting to play with him? Attention grabbing behavior? Please help, I'm at a loss, she has great days and then is a total sh*t the next.
DH and I are at each other because our kids never let up, we both are pretty fried. Her behavior this AM sent DH off to work pissed. She woke her brother up while he was napping, I was in the bathroom and heard him cry. DD was "laying" down with DS, her laying with him involves waking him up
. DH freaked out because DS is baby who very rarely lets us put him down. So now DH is mad at pretty much everything, I'm frustrated with her because she never listens and it's just a mess.
Any advice? Commiseration? I just am at a loss, it's like I don't have enough energy to deal with both of their needs right now. If I give one the energy, the other acts neglected. Ugh.
, we also have an almost 8 month old who is also going through a phase. It isn't fun at our house right now, in fact it is downright sucky.The last 6-ish months were much better, especially with DD, she's been tough in the past. She is pretty high spirited and so I have read books on that and such, she is in yet another difficult time. She's back to wanting to sleep with us all.the.time. She's mouthy, doesn't listen and is just mostly a PITA. There are also other factors, DH and I both are working now. He was off for most of the winter, so he was home, he took her skiing a couple Xs a week. She's a daddy's girl, so that transition has been difficult on her, I realize that.
I have read on here and other boards that many parents find the transition of ages tougher in the latter half of the year to the birthday. Since DD has been 3.5, she's back into just being extremely difficult, unless you give her 24/7 attention, which is completely impossible due to the fact that DS is newly mobile, starting to cruise and eats everything. Plus if she get near she'll pick him up, NO MATTER how many times we tell her no, please don't, he doesn't like that, etc.....Nothing is working. It was like as soon as he was mobile, she went crazy. Is it jealousy? She's wanting to play with him? Attention grabbing behavior? Please help, I'm at a loss, she has great days and then is a total sh*t the next.
DH and I are at each other because our kids never let up, we both are pretty fried. Her behavior this AM sent DH off to work pissed. She woke her brother up while he was napping, I was in the bathroom and heard him cry. DD was "laying" down with DS, her laying with him involves waking him up
. DH freaked out because DS is baby who very rarely lets us put him down. So now DH is mad at pretty much everything, I'm frustrated with her because she never listens and it's just a mess.Any advice? Commiseration? I just am at a loss, it's like I don't have enough energy to deal with both of their needs right now. If I give one the energy, the other acts neglected. Ugh.
.
