Please Help terrible 2's at four! arrrhh

[LA62]

Hi there girls

Would so much appreciate you help on this matter, my DD (:no: not at the Moment! ha) has turned from an angel into a monster in a matter of months!

I am at my wits end with her and so is DH, shes always been very strong willed etc (my mum says its payback time! as i was just the same:rolleyes: )..thats no help!

But i am at a loss of what to do other than call super nanny!.....im not a weak person and my children are tought respect manners and are usually very good, im not sure what is happening with dd and i have no clue what to do as i never had this with ds, just the odd tantrum.

sorry for the :ecomcity:

Any advice would be appreciated:yelclap:

[Angelinalily]

We have two of those strong-willed independent children at our house. It is a rude shock when we realise these children have a mind and a will of their own, isn't it! It's very hard to deal with, and I don't know whether I have any wonderful suggestions for you.

I have the following two books, and they have been very helpful - maybe see if you can get them from your local library.

Raising Your Spirited Child - Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

and

Parenting the Strong Willed Child - Rex Forehand and Nicholas Long

Good Luck

[LA62]

Thankyou so much , i will be off to the the book shop tomorrow!X
:fingerscrossed:
thankyou again agelinlilly XX:hugs:

[WeThree]

Hi :)
Try not to worry too much, 4 yr old girls are notorious for being um, precocious.:o They will test you and test you and they think they know everything. I dont know what it is about that age, but for some reason 4 seems to be the magic number.
Hope you achieve harmony soon :)

[3boys1girl]

My kids did the same.
I used to think....terrible 2s no such thing!!!!
But when they hit 4 WHHHOOOAAA the attitude hit!
I think 4 is much worse!!:devil6:

[Supermummy]

Our daughter started her difficult period at 3 years. All you can do is continue your disipline routine as usual and try to ignore the rest, it will pass --- may take a year or so, sorry to tell you. I used to put her in her bedroom and close the door quite a bit, as it gave myself and my daughter time out from each other, even just 5 minutes or so can calm everyone down a bit.
I think it is boredom mostly, they have very active little minds, if you can find some craft activities or outside play might help - you may need to invest in some new toys or outdoor play equipment (sometimes it is worth the money to keep them out of your hair) if you can afford it.
Our eldest is much better now (still has moments) but I must say we are really glad that the hours a day of tantrums has reduced quite a bit.
All the best luck

If you need call the Tresillian help line or Karitane as they may be able to give you some tips.