November 2021 Babies 🇬🇧

Is anyone struggling with there four year olds behaviour? Ever since she turned four it’s like my lovely little girl is gone, it’s constant meltdowns, big big emotions not listening running away from me when we are out I feel like I am walking on egg shells around her! Is anyone elese like this? Unsure if I should go dr about it or if it’s just being a four year old. But wow it’s tough

I'm losing My patience with my daughter, she's always always been a good eater. But over the last 3 weeks or so it gets to meal times especially dinner time, and I have lots of excuses not to be at the table therefore I make her go to the loo before dinner so that isn't an excuse to leave when we are sat at the table.

I've set a timer on my phone and I asked her choose the alarm and that's set for 20 minutes. She bargins with me constantly oh I want 2 more mouthfuls and I'm done

It's getting to a point now she sits there eats very little and spits out food and tells me she has tummy ache.

So she doesn't have dessert if she doesn't eat. But an hour later she's then saying she's is hungry which of course she is, if she isn't eating her dinner.

Help , advice needed before i lose my head 🤣

We are so so lucky thay both grandparents adore our children. We live 2 hours from them but see them a lot. But over the past year, my daughter doesnt want to stay or go to my parents but begs to go to my in-laws. My mother in laws house is like a toy shop, shes got every toy under the sun and its brilliant. No grandparents loves them any less than the other. They get spoilt at both houses but my mother in-law just has a warmth about her that I feel like my mom cant compete with. My mom and dad love them so much and shows them that all the time, they are the ones that take them on amazing days out or will set up an apple bobbing game and just play with them, without the TV on, but my in-laws are definitely the "warmer house" in terms of vibe, they dont go out with them as much the kids pretty much only play in one room when with them, but with loads of toys and the tv on. My mom has tried to replicate this environment and my mom dont love them having the tv on, shed rather actually play with them, but even then they dont get as comfortable as they would at my in-laws. My daughter now refuses to go to my mom and dads and its really upsetting me. I want her to have the relationship with them that shes got with my in-laws, and I feel like im trying to force it. Its upsetting me and my mom (although mom tries to brush it off) but its so shit. I feel like banning my in-laws house out of spite. And im embarrased that when at my parents, she is just asking when she can go to my in-laws instead. I dont know how to make it any better. Weve bought new toys for my moms, new bed sheets, exciting things she hasnt got at home and still she wants my in-laws and not my parents.

Has anyone else found this whole process just the most stressful thing ever?! 😭 I went to see 8 schools… yes 8! 🤣 Made my decision, applied and now I’m sat here stressed giving myself anxiety about him not getting into our first choice school 🫠 I work in a school which probably makes it worse as I’ve got very specific things I’m looking for in a school for my child. The school we’ve applied for he’s been at since he was 2 he’s currently in his 3rd year at the schools preschool. I’m not sure how he’ll cope being split from his friends. All this being said he could get in and I’m putting myself through all this worry for nothing 😅 I just want it to be 16th April already so I can move on 😂

Erm is anyone else’s 4 year old still waking up throughout the night? If he notices my husband or I aren’t in bed with him that’s it. I think that the main reason he wakes up is due to separation anxiety but also he talks a lot in his sleep so even if one of us is there, he ends up disturbing himself. He also wakes up crying sometimes and won’t be consoled until he’s picked up and walked with - yes my 4 year old lol. Everyone told me it gets better but I can’t believe we are still waking up multiple times a night with this child who has only ever slept through TWICE in his life. We also have a 1 year old so between them we are 🫠 Please tell me anyone somebody else can relate 😭