in August 2022 Babies 🇬🇧

Strong willed?

Anyone else finding this stage really difficult? It seems everything is a power struggle. How do you get your tot to listen and follow instructions? Everything is met with no and whining and whinging and crying. I know they do it to test boundaries and it’s a stage they go through but oh my god it’s starting to really get us all down. Every morning is a battle getting her changed brushing her teeth or doing her hair. I’ve tried bribing I’ve tried shouting I’ve tried playful but nothing seems to work. Any tips would be greatly appreciated

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Feel your pain!! With getting dressed now I lay the clothes out and she gets dressed herself and calls me if she needs any help! Half of our issues are she wants to do everything her self (and some things she actually can't) so I let her go for it now and she asks for help if needed. If we're in rush on a nursery morning then peppa pig comes in to help whilst we get ready! 😂 keeps her distracted especially when I'm doing her hair. Sometimes I have to bribe her or distract her with something. She wanted avocado on toast this morning, but didn't want it on her toast, it had to be on the side so she could put it on there. So I pick my battles 😂. X

@Sophie-Jayne wow that’s pretty amazing she can get dressed herself. Mine gives it a good go but she can’t do it properly so gets frustrated and ends up in another tantrum. And yup peppa pig comes out in the morning for us too but the distraction has worn off for this 🤣 same with tooth brushing she wants to do it all herself so I let her but I do the final brush to make sure but can I get the toothbrush from her?? There’s another tantrum on our hands haha

In the same boat! I definitely think it’s more a girl thing. I’m trying to be very playful/silly/role playing eg we found their old baby changing mat and the last few mornings they’ve pretended to be babies getting their nappies changed and enjoyed the role play (let’s see how long that lasts). If playful isn’t working I get stern and put them on time out in their bedroom and lock the gate (this took a lot of persistence before it actually started working and now often just the threat of time out is enough)

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Don't I know! I think they just want to be independent. Which we try to let her be. At the moment she likes to pour her own cereal and the mess 😂 but I grit my teeth and let her. Ah no when Peppa fails haha! Cocomelon?? lol ah we have the same "I can't do it!!!" And then the screaming! I try to keep calm and help her do it and then really praise her that she's done it. Yup we have tooth brushing too! We give her a mirror and guide her at the moment then finish it off. We also use time out if she's really bad. Although mostly my husbands thing as she seems to calm down for me. I think it's something that will pass or get better once they start school 🙏 I hope!! Xx