I am about ready to pull my hair out. 4 turning 5 year old. Everything that doesn’t go her way and I mean every little thing, whether It be she wants me to dress her or she doesn’t like I’ve washed her strawberry and doesn’t want it to be wet. This has been going on for a year. At daycare and for others she is amazing. At home, it is a completely different story. I am at a loss, she’s so beautiful and is a huge mummy’s girl which is suppose I’ve kind of pandered to her when she behaved like this. I’m thinking I am the problem but I also don’t know where to start. The tantrums are turning our house hold upside down. I want to teach her how to regulate her emotions a little better. Any time she hears no from me it’s an hour long tantrum and I just want to things to be more peaceful for everyone especially my little girl.
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First up, congratulations on making your home a safe space to let out all the emotions.
In our house, tantrums and meltdowns occur in bed on their own. Once the tantrum throwing individual can talk nicely again, I'm happy to communicate and problem solve. It took a couple of years to get the kids into the routine of taking themselves off to their room to calm down, but it was totally worth the effort to save our sanity.
Praying you find a solution that works for your family.