Please help me!

[Bartock]

tnk.

[Bartock]

I just had to add that DS just started this hitting her today, 4 times so far : :

[robugmum]

No real help. But yes, I havedays like this - yesterday actually: . Nothing I say or do seems to sink in. Then I feel like I may as well be speaking to bricks!

All I can say or do for you right now is


and reassure you that it will get better


then worse again




then better..........

[onlyzombiecat]

Originally Posted by ilovemy2ds

Is it normal for kids to be rude to each other, call each other names not always listen to me, break things(like my sunflowers : or make a total mess in the camper eventhough I told them not to) not want to share, snaching stuff away from each other, and do the same thing 2 seconds later I told them/him/he?

I think all of those behaviors are normal for the age... frustrating and irritating especially x2 but normal.
How do you handle these behaviors? How much time are they spending together?

[mammastar2]

Maybe they're a bit too cooped up? My 5 yo can have a rough time on playdates at our house, but getting out to the park or some other fun activity with the friend usually goes much better. It may not work for everyday, if the little girl is with you each day, but I'd start trying to get them out and about if the walls are closing in, or get them involved in projects where you are a bit directive (cooking, 'experiments', etc.)

Sounds frustrating....

[Bartock]

Originally Posted by onlyzombiecat

I think all of those behaviors are normal for the age... frustrating and irritating especially x2 but normal.
How do you handle these behaviors? How much time are they spending together?

They get told to stop, if it continues they get what ever they are fighting over taken away, and when they are not listening and behaving really bad, they get a 5min time out.
They spend 3 days a week together,9am-7or8pm
I never thought i would say this but i'm glad DS is in morning kindergarden and she is in afternoon kindergarden starting next week, give me a break

[4evermom]

My ds would have a problem spending such long days with another child, too. It is a good thing that they have a different schedule coming up! Maybe you can think of things that they can do separately to give them breaks from each other during the day. No ideas, and tricky, since it would have to be something different that they each wanted to do.

[AllisonK]

I agree with what the pp said about the amount of time they are spending together. My DD also 5, could only spend about 5-6 hours tops with her friends. (and these were really good friends). Can you have a quiet play time where they each need to do their own thing for a little bit. It would give you some quiet and each other a break from the other.

Allison