Mean Mommy Needs Help
lol...
My 4 year old (Little Man) soon to be 5 year old in 2 weeks has turned into a little meany in the last two days. I don't know what is going on. I understand the occassional misbehaving but not daily all day long where it never stops and it hasn't stopped for two days and I'm going crazy... I know it's all about his baby brother. Little man thinks he can play with and aggravate baby man like he is his age. I'm terrified that the baby (baby man) who is 19 months old will get hurt again since he recently just had stitches!
Yesterday when I told little man to stop he didn't listen so I told him to go to time out. Well he decided he wasn't going to time out either and had a major screaming meltdown (I'm sure many of you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about and if not HELP me). So we took his favorite toy away as punishment for a week. Today was the same. I feel like all I have been saying all day is don't do this, don't do that, stop it, your getting ready to go to time out, etc, etc...
Now I'm just tired. I hope this comes to an end soon. I wish I wasn't so uptight about our baby man but I'm so afraid that he will get hurt. He enjoys his big brother so much and he laughs and plays right along with little man most of the time. It's just that I'm afraid that one of them will end up getting hurt. I also never thought that a 19 month old and a 5 year old wouldn't get along. I figured that was reserved for the older years..lol...I guess not..
Advice? Nah, forget I asked..I dont need advice..I'm afraid of what I might hear...
A question for you...How many of you have gone through this?
lol...
My 4 year old (Little Man) soon to be 5 year old in 2 weeks has turned into a little meany in the last two days. I don't know what is going on. I understand the occassional misbehaving but not daily all day long where it never stops and it hasn't stopped for two days and I'm going crazy... I know it's all about his baby brother. Little man thinks he can play with and aggravate baby man like he is his age. I'm terrified that the baby (baby man) who is 19 months old will get hurt again since he recently just had stitches!
Yesterday when I told little man to stop he didn't listen so I told him to go to time out. Well he decided he wasn't going to time out either and had a major screaming meltdown (I'm sure many of you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about and if not HELP me). So we took his favorite toy away as punishment for a week. Today was the same. I feel like all I have been saying all day is don't do this, don't do that, stop it, your getting ready to go to time out, etc, etc...
Now I'm just tired. I hope this comes to an end soon. I wish I wasn't so uptight about our baby man but I'm so afraid that he will get hurt. He enjoys his big brother so much and he laughs and plays right along with little man most of the time. It's just that I'm afraid that one of them will end up getting hurt. I also never thought that a 19 month old and a 5 year old wouldn't get along. I figured that was reserved for the older years..lol...I guess not..
Advice? Nah, forget I asked..I dont need advice..I'm afraid of what I might hear...
A question for you...How many of you have gone through this?
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5 Comments:
Oh sweet girl. LOL... so been THERE. For us it comes in waves. Braxton's been going through cycles like this for the past couple years. The phase lasts about two weeks, we don't know what spurs it on, but then one day it just goes back to normal and he stays his usual self for several months. But DO keep up what you are doing. We find that to be key, staying firm in your punishment and showing him you'll follow through with however you discipline. I don't care what you do, as long as it's firm which I think you are doing! So sadly, that's it LOL... and one big cyber hug. Just know the phase will end. :(
Let's just run off and go to the island? Eh?
karen :)
Ugh.. I have a 4YO and a 11 Month old.. and they bicker.. and scream at each other, and big sister picks on little brother and she screams at me and she's mean... and... and...
I understand.
*hugs*
Hey I have an 8 year old and a 2.5 year old and THEY don't get along. Go figure. Actually they're getting better.
Consistancy is the key. Even though what you're doing doesn't seem to be working, it will eventually and thats the important part. He's trying to wear you down and you're trying to wear him down, you'll win if you keep at it. I promise.
Good Luck
I have an 11 year old boy and a 4 1/2 year old girl. Before we even got baby #2 we started using 1-2-3 Magic (slightly modified) and it has worked very well with my son. He hated time outs, but I must say he never had a choice as to whether to cooperate with them or not. If he didn't stay in his spot we kept putting him back and his time out just kept getting longer.
He did get a little jealous of his baby sister at times and we had to just keep reminding him that the rules stay the same, and try to catch him being GOOD whenever we could. We also had the baby give him gifts at appropriate times so that he began to think having her around may not be so bad.
My daughter is more strong-willed and would scream and cry while on time-out (in her bedroom, sometimes with door mostly closed to deaden the noise). I would only start her time when she finally stopped screaming, which she eventually did. (Sometimes they just can't control their feelings at a young age, so I'm ok with it as long as it's not disrupting the rest of the family's good time.) The key as the others said is consistency and eventually they will catch on.
Try to find ANY little thing that Little Man does right, any kind or loving act to his baby brother and compliment him. Don't go overboard, but let him know afterwards that you noticed that he picked up the baby's Cheerios off the floor, or whatever. Maybe he just needs a little positive attention from you. Keep the faith! You're a good Mommy!
Tracy
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