My DD is 4 in a couple days, but honestly she's been acting 4 for awhile now. She is highly verbal, intelligent and a very vibrant little girl. She also can be extremely emotional and sometimes it is because of things I honestly just.don't.get. I try to understand her feelings, but sometimes I'm not really sure why she is crying because of something small that happened.
For example today she was on the computer playing her little computer game while I showered and DS took a nap. DS woke up and I had gotten out of the shower, so I told her that I was taking DS upstairs and I was getting dressed, would she like to come up. Great. She said nothing and that was that. I started getting dressed and then she decided she wanted to come upstairs, but the baby gate was locked. I told her that she had to wait I was getting dressed and she could come up when I was done. It turned into a screaming, crying, 10 minute meltdown, which she finally went upstairs and basically cried it out of her system. This was after I tried to sit with her and calmly asked why it bothered her so much, did she want to talk about it, etc.....after she went up, she came down and then was much better.
I felt like she just had her feelings really jumbled and needed to work it out herself a bit, I mean I know that I have to do the same-take a breath, figure things out, then I am ready to communicate.
Does anyone else see this type of behavior in their 4 year old? It's a new thing to me, she used to just tantrum and freak out, but now she's working through some of her emotional things by taking a breather, which I know is because of her maturing. I am welcoming it, but I don't want her to feel abandoned or anything. Thanks.
For example today she was on the computer playing her little computer game while I showered and DS took a nap. DS woke up and I had gotten out of the shower, so I told her that I was taking DS upstairs and I was getting dressed, would she like to come up. Great. She said nothing and that was that. I started getting dressed and then she decided she wanted to come upstairs, but the baby gate was locked. I told her that she had to wait I was getting dressed and she could come up when I was done. It turned into a screaming, crying, 10 minute meltdown, which she finally went upstairs and basically cried it out of her system. This was after I tried to sit with her and calmly asked why it bothered her so much, did she want to talk about it, etc.....after she went up, she came down and then was much better.
I felt like she just had her feelings really jumbled and needed to work it out herself a bit, I mean I know that I have to do the same-take a breath, figure things out, then I am ready to communicate.
Does anyone else see this type of behavior in their 4 year old? It's a new thing to me, she used to just tantrum and freak out, but now she's working through some of her emotional things by taking a breather, which I know is because of her maturing. I am welcoming it, but I don't want her to feel abandoned or anything. Thanks.
