Toddler attitude

Is anyone else struggling with their toddlers attitude and moods. Lately my nearly 3 year old has decided she wants to push every button I have. Even when she’s on the naughty step she’s started giggling and running off which she never used to do and she has a really bad attitude when I do try tell her off. I know my current pregnancy hormones won’t be helping how irritated her attitude can get me but I also want to know if anyone else’s toddler has started doing this?

There’s been times where I’ve had to physically walk away for 5 mins even if it’s just to the window to look outside and breathe to try regulate my own emotions

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My little one whose 3 in April is also going through the exact same thing your not alone !! Me and a quiet room for 5 mins here and there throughout the day has become part of the new routine along with a few tears most days, I’m hoping it can only get easier!

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I have to keep reminding my 3 yr old "mind your tone" or "mind the 'tude", "let's try that again...this time with a little more kindness." And "if you choose to do X then you choose Y" and if she chooses x anyway then I make good on what the fuck i said was gonna happen 🤣🤣 will she cry? Absolutely. But its short lived now and I'll hear her say "next time I choose different mami" when I do hand out the consequence ill still remind her "I love you even when youre struggling" or something like that.

Inside, im raging. So its not that im calm inside. Im 4mths post partum so its hard. But Im not going to repeat myself. Im not going to scream at you. Do your best to handle her with calmness and kindness because at the end of the day this is what shes taking in yk? Or...I will stomp around when I really cant fricken deal and pretend im a dragon. So I roar & pretend im playing so she isnt scared and I can blow some steam off and she joins which helps her get out her frustration too & we both end up laughing.

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My nearly 3 year old is like this- but only seems to act like that for me and his dad! Little angel for everyone else! I’m finding myself getting more upset by it lately but I am 39 weeks pregnant so it’s harder to deal with, been reduced to tears a few times! Toddlers are hard work! 😮‍💨

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my daughters behaviour is ridiculous sometimes😮‍💨

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