3 year old behaviour

I’m here for the advice aswell. 2 year and 2 month old here and he has been testing me the past couple weeks. Seems to be getting worse rather than better😅

Her tantrums are her way of communicating her needs. Answering back, she’s 3, Again that’s communication. These are absolutely normal for a toddler. Check some important podcasts and books to help you understand about your mh and help you to be more compassionate. Dr Becky, lael stone, Zoë blaskey. Local family centres run parenting courses in Dacorum where I am, I recommend you seeking similar in your area, they provide help on setting boundaries, and other topics.

Hello, we have the same issue. I even asked our LO nursery if anything was happening at school as he has just changed. They assured me it is a perfectly normal part of their development. We have only just implemented grounding. So any hitting, swearing, anything he gets put in his bedroom, baby gate locked and so far it's working , he doesn't like being on his own. It is also good as it gives us that 5 or 10 minutes to compose ourselves. I'm highly triggered when he wont get dressed as I'm 7months pregnant so it's hard x

@Rebecca hi Rebecca, thanks for this. In understand it’s a way of communicating needs, but at what point do you say enough is enough when it’s getting to a point where the behaviour is just not acceptable, even if that’s what they’re trying to do? How do we teach them to navigate things differently so life is easier for everyone? I have a newborn and struggling with PND so I have this on top of things aswell and I’m genuinely struggling to think straight.

A lot of boundary testing going on over here currently too! This age is frustrating because they're old enough to have some idea how they should be behaving but they want to test the limits with EVERYTHING and still have such little impulse control. My boys new thing is saying "Mummy I love you so much" whilst being naughty. It's so infuriating! Just have to keep reminding myself that testing the boundaries is a normal part of development.

Mine is a complete nightmare to get dressed in the morning or to get in bed at night, and she’s always been such a good sleeper - we used to put her down, give her a kiss good night and that was that. Now we have to stay until she’s asleep and she’s been waking pretty frequently in the night. The mornings are just awful as she makes getting dressed so hard and I’m always late for work. Everything is ‘no’, she cries, moves away, refuses outfits and is just generally noncompliant. I hate it! In between, she’s not too bad. Anything to do with getting dressed (for the day or for bed) is hard and very frustrating work.

I asked for a 3 year review to discuss some of my son's behaviours and we are being put in contact with SEN support. Might be worth a try? I suggest following little big feelings they do also have a course that some people rave about others say it's all on Instagram Also in the newborn stage use huckleberry for both kids (can see up multiple kids profiles) really helped me with remembering things like nappies and snacks 🫣 took some of the pressure off me But what you've said sound like all the 3 year olds I know

@Michelle see but your situation does have an answer to your LO behaviour. You are pregnant and that is a big change. Think you need to start doing things differently so he doesn't end up resenting the new baby when they get here. Regression happens at any age, in different ways. A 3 year old is already a big walking ball of huge emotions, trying to figure out.

Mine is the same at home only though, but totally different at nursery 🫠 I think it’s all normal for her age as there is a lot going on at this age. What works for us is still the countdown if I am asking her to do something & she refuses, sitting on the reflection step - I ask if she wants me to sit with her & she normally does as she wants to sit there but be cuddled lol, also not picking up on every little annoying thing helps me as I was getting sick of my own voice 🫣 plus I was getting so irritated. To be honest, sometimes she has a point if my tone is sharp or my voice is raised, & I own it, apologise & adjust. It’s exhausting