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I am really feeling like a terrible mom lately and I'm raising a terrible child. My dd is perfect at her preschool-she spends two mornings a week there. So i feel like it must be me. I just always feel like I handle things wrong lately. We so need to reconnect.
Example-the other day she threw down her bag of apple that she was eating. I asked, demanded, begged, then threatened for her to pick it up and put it back in the refrig if she was done. Then I got distracted asked her if she did it-she says yes. Well, I'm staring right at it just as she answers YES. She lied-she has never lied before.
She has started attacking me and her brother. I say things like we don't hit, kick, pinch but she doesn't listen. She even almost poked her brother with a fork. I have even tried time outs-don't work. There is no empathy at all. I try to talk to her about hitting hurts people-doesn't seem to care.
She has started grabbing things from her brother and she won't share. She is good with kids her own age and great when we are playing outside which we do a lot. She is also great one on one when the attention is completely on her. I know there is a connection but I can't just ignore her brother. He is almost two so she is used to him by now. When I ask her why she is mean to him-she says because I don't like him.
Basically, just being a bit unlikable lately. I feel like I catch myself making the same requests several times with no response. I keep yelling and she sometimes just laughs.
The saddest part is she is feeling this negative energy. When she went to bed last night she told me that she loved me and when I said it back she said no you don't. Because you are mean to me. I tried to explain that I love her but I don't like her behavior lately
Help. I feel like I used to be good at this and now I'm totally loosing my confidence. Am I raising a monser? Sorry so long.
Example-the other day she threw down her bag of apple that she was eating. I asked, demanded, begged, then threatened for her to pick it up and put it back in the refrig if she was done. Then I got distracted asked her if she did it-she says yes. Well, I'm staring right at it just as she answers YES. She lied-she has never lied before.
She has started attacking me and her brother. I say things like we don't hit, kick, pinch but she doesn't listen. She even almost poked her brother with a fork. I have even tried time outs-don't work. There is no empathy at all. I try to talk to her about hitting hurts people-doesn't seem to care.
She has started grabbing things from her brother and she won't share. She is good with kids her own age and great when we are playing outside which we do a lot. She is also great one on one when the attention is completely on her. I know there is a connection but I can't just ignore her brother. He is almost two so she is used to him by now. When I ask her why she is mean to him-she says because I don't like him.
Basically, just being a bit unlikable lately. I feel like I catch myself making the same requests several times with no response. I keep yelling and she sometimes just laughs.
The saddest part is she is feeling this negative energy. When she went to bed last night she told me that she loved me and when I said it back she said no you don't. Because you are mean to me. I tried to explain that I love her but I don't like her behavior lately
Help. I feel like I used to be good at this and now I'm totally loosing my confidence. Am I raising a monser? Sorry so long.