DD is 5.5 and is sensitive, easily embarrassed, and bossy. DS (3) is empathetic and sensitive.
whenever DS thinks that i'm angry / annoyed / impatient with DD, he cries and tells me to be nice to his sister. we are not a yelling family, and i rarely raise my voice--mostly in annoyance or exasperation, and he thinks that's the end of the world.
whenever DD thinks that i'm angry with her, even if it is something very minor, as in telling her to wipe the mess she's made in a slighly annoyed voice, she tells DS that mama is bad, and they should fight me with their cardboard swards, or that they will go upstairs and won't let me in, etc etc.
DS is very upset and confused by this. DD started doing this pretty much over everything.
ideas?
whenever DS thinks that i'm angry / annoyed / impatient with DD, he cries and tells me to be nice to his sister. we are not a yelling family, and i rarely raise my voice--mostly in annoyance or exasperation, and he thinks that's the end of the world.
whenever DD thinks that i'm angry with her, even if it is something very minor, as in telling her to wipe the mess she's made in a slighly annoyed voice, she tells DS that mama is bad, and they should fight me with their cardboard swards, or that they will go upstairs and won't let me in, etc etc.
DS is very upset and confused by this. DD started doing this pretty much over everything.
ideas?
