Im at my wits end with my 3 year old son. He is the youngest of 2.
My son is being so naughty lately, talking back, biting, hitting, throwing massive tantrums, yelling at me ect. The list goes on. I really don't know what to do anymore, he gets disciplined when he does something wrong (he gets put in his room, little smacks on his bum) I always try to keep him busy... I just don't know where I'm going wrong :(
I understand he's a kid and kids are naughty sometimes but this is crazy.
Please help me!!!!
Naughty 3 year old
Naughty 3 year old
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Has he had an assessment done by a developmental pediatrician. Often out of the ordinary tantrums are a sign of other issues so if your really feel this is beyond normal, get him checked as you don't want to be that parent when he is 6 kicking herself because you missed it. In the mean time some kids need A LOT of positive feedback and to be told what they are doing right. Also telling kids what they could do instead of behaving in a certain way can be more effective for some kids than time outs etc. Time outs are corrective but they don't teach the child what they SHOULD have done instead. Is he getting enough choices in his day? some kids act out when they feel they have no power. So letting those kids make choices (choosing between two out fits or two different sandwich fillings etc). Anyway they are just some ideas to think about. Good luck
My son was like this at 3.5 aswell. He would literally turn my house upside down during the day just out of something to do I found I was screaming at him all day every day. at my wits end I booked him into a 3 yr old kindy program at the local day care. I felt so guilty for sending him at first but he loves it so much they keep him busy all day, and when he comes home he has no energy. Some kids just need some extra stimulation than just at home, he goes two days a week and his a different child. Ideally he should have gone to school but because his born in the last half of the year he has to wait 6 mths.
Sounds like a normal 3 year old to me, well by our household anyone. My daughter is 3 and really started to push the boundaries. Yelling, tantrums, pushing, hitting and biting. It is not like her its all new in the past 2 months. I am the same not sure exactly what to do anymore. She gets time out and then when she has calmed down we talk about what is the right thing to do and then we follow on with the right actions. I am hoping that by doing this eventually she will understand right choices from not so good choices and consequences. the other day she bit her best friend at school out of frustrations so we talked about that instead of biting we use our words and then if that doesn't work we go and get the teacher. So yesterday she pushed her best friend and in the car home we talked about why she did this etc and she said I used my words mum, I said what happened after that and she told me her friend said NO so she pushed her, I figured something I have been saying to her clicked inside her head as she tried using her words first so hoping it will as she gets older develop into good decisions.
Good luck and just know that your not the only Mum out there feeling like this, and you are doing a great job, toddlers are hard work.