Is this a common thing?
The badgering and pestering has reached a fever pitch.
I can blame some of it on ds starting preschool last week, as it's gotten worse since then, but he's been doing it all summer long.
For instance, we are at a store, doesn't matter what we are buying.
Ds "mommy, look at this, mommy, why is that box blue? Mommy, mommmy, mommy" Insert nonsense noises and poking at my face/body. Escalate to getting down on floor or knocking things off shelves and other attention seeking behavior.
Normally I would tell him that he needs to use a quiet voice and would get him involved with helping me shop. Or if it came to it, I'd leave, saying that we're leaving because he was too loud/knocking things off shelves is not appropriate.
Now it seems that nothing is working. Leaving a store works somewhat, but then it screws me. I am a sahm and have to get things done with ds, dh is not home until 7:30 pm.
This happened in the vet the other day, I had to bring ds with me and he was being totally obnoxious while the vet was examing our cat and trying to discuss his health issues with me. It only took 10 minutes too, so we weren't there very long. I couldn't just leave, my cat needed to be seen! I was so annoyed. I took him out of the room and spoke to him, but when we went back in, same behavior. We had a talk about it after. He also badgers, pokes, bugs the cat relentlessly. Same type of thing. Nothing I do or say works. Helping feed the cat, nice touching, explaining how it hurts the cat, doesn't help. I have to keep them separated, period.
He also yells and shrieks and bounces himself off me, or headbuts me when I'm on the phone. Any activity like this, dishwashing, trying to read a form, results in this behavior. I know some people will say don't use the phone with him around, but lately with my health issues, I am callling doctors and when they call back, you need to talk to them right then, or you may not ge them again for a few days, kwim?
I know he wants more attention, but he is home with me 24/7, and is an only child, and I play with him, interact with him alot during the day. He has no competition for my attention. I can barely get anything done as it is, and now it's near impossible. I feel like he is "up my butt" all day long. I've tried giving him extra attention, because I know chaning his routine has been stressful on him. I have some health issues, and I'm sure this is adding to him stress, but I am doing the best I can. At least now that he's started preschool, I can get the errands, phone calls, appointments done without him, that will help take some of the pressure off.
I am just feeling that he wants more than I can give right now.
The badgering and pestering has reached a fever pitch.
I can blame some of it on ds starting preschool last week, as it's gotten worse since then, but he's been doing it all summer long.
For instance, we are at a store, doesn't matter what we are buying.
Ds "mommy, look at this, mommy, why is that box blue? Mommy, mommmy, mommy" Insert nonsense noises and poking at my face/body. Escalate to getting down on floor or knocking things off shelves and other attention seeking behavior.
Normally I would tell him that he needs to use a quiet voice and would get him involved with helping me shop. Or if it came to it, I'd leave, saying that we're leaving because he was too loud/knocking things off shelves is not appropriate.
Now it seems that nothing is working. Leaving a store works somewhat, but then it screws me. I am a sahm and have to get things done with ds, dh is not home until 7:30 pm.
This happened in the vet the other day, I had to bring ds with me and he was being totally obnoxious while the vet was examing our cat and trying to discuss his health issues with me. It only took 10 minutes too, so we weren't there very long. I couldn't just leave, my cat needed to be seen! I was so annoyed. I took him out of the room and spoke to him, but when we went back in, same behavior. We had a talk about it after. He also badgers, pokes, bugs the cat relentlessly. Same type of thing. Nothing I do or say works. Helping feed the cat, nice touching, explaining how it hurts the cat, doesn't help. I have to keep them separated, period.
He also yells and shrieks and bounces himself off me, or headbuts me when I'm on the phone. Any activity like this, dishwashing, trying to read a form, results in this behavior. I know some people will say don't use the phone with him around, but lately with my health issues, I am callling doctors and when they call back, you need to talk to them right then, or you may not ge them again for a few days, kwim?
I know he wants more attention, but he is home with me 24/7, and is an only child, and I play with him, interact with him alot during the day. He has no competition for my attention. I can barely get anything done as it is, and now it's near impossible. I feel like he is "up my butt" all day long. I've tried giving him extra attention, because I know chaning his routine has been stressful on him. I have some health issues, and I'm sure this is adding to him stress, but I am doing the best I can. At least now that he's started preschool, I can get the errands, phone calls, appointments done without him, that will help take some of the pressure off.
I am just feeling that he wants more than I can give right now.
to just about everything you mentioned.
: It seems to have started when his little sister was born last fall and has just gotten progressively worse since then. I, too, am going nuts and praying that this is a phase that will soon be over! I have no advice but just wanted to empathize.
