Massive tantrums please help

Hi mamas I need advice and help please. My 3 year old girl has been driving us nuts since roughly November/December and I thought it was the whole Christmas overload and overstimulation etc but it's carrying on. Absolutely everything is a negotiation at the moment or a no. She doesn't listen to anything and throws massive fits every time she doesn't get her way. It's so exhausting and I'm really good at remaining calm and trying to understand and get on her level etc but I'm at my wits end every day is a battle I'm losing my temper more and more. To add to the stress she also started waking at night lately and has been pretty much every night since December I'm so tired. I don't understand how to manage this she's acting so mean and so full of big big emotions and so defiant I don't know what to do help 🥺

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SNAP I think the whole of this group can relate to this post threenanger

Hiya i can relate to this 100% my sons the same

No advice, but I think it's standard behaviour at the moment. My LG is exactly the same and has been for a few months. We get huffed at of we ask her to do something, foot stomps and storming off if she told something she doesn't like

In the same boat here! First night this week she hasn't woke up screaming at 2am, but she woke at 4am. Silver lining...

As much as I'm so sorry to hear everyone is going through the same, it also makes me feel a bit better if I'm honest 🥺💙

You’re not alone ❤️

@Rachel thank you 🫶🫶🫶

Same here 😕

My son has been the same recently the joys of threenagers 🫣 mine is so independent he wants to do Everything himself including my jobs 🤯

Honestly a lot of patience, no shouting, letting them be more independent has worked better for us my son now loves washing up for example he has a toy hover and hoovers with me. Helps do dinner (where he can) I have a 8 month old so it’s not easy but we go out a lot as well xx

My little girl is the same 🥲 sometimes she’s so polite but straight away she can snap and start saying “go away, go away mummy, go away daddy” and if some toys aren’t lining up her way the tantrums are crazy! Sometimes I usually take her away from the spot where she’s having a tantrum and try calm her down in another place of the house and then talk to her and hug her… sometimes the cuddles really help her calm down but I don’t also want her to think it’s ok to have these outbursts and every time she’ll get a cuddle. It’s very confusing 🫠😧

@Amina yep, we had the worst tantrum yet yesterday. We genuinely didn't know what to do. Flailing around on the floor because...she didn't want to use her legs to get herself off the floor 🫠 moving to a different room didn't work or resting the bed to calm down and she didn't want comforting. I think it's a mix of development, plus tiredness and feeling a bit grotty from having a cold. It wasn't a great start to the day!

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