how do you tell you 3 year that hes to old to act like a baby?

Question

see my husband hates to hear are 3 year old scream and he still is breast fed but i cant do it any more but my husband gets mad when he screams so what should i do?

Answer 1

First of all, 3 years old, is wayyyyy to old to be breast fed,, I would start out pumping my breast milk for a day or two and let your child know that the milk is going in the sippy cup and that is how he is going to drink it.
then, i would tell your husband that is part of a three year old and maybe he should grow up. They out grow that. I would take my daughter's arm and tell her : NO, we aren't screaming and you will not get any thing any quicker by doing that, or how about a few minutes in his room. It didn't start at once and you cannot fix the problem overnite. Parenting is called PATIENCE... by the time your child is raised, you will have earned all your grey hair..

Answer 2

As the others have said it IS time to wean him from the breast. We arent living in a 3rd world country where nursing is economically necessary. Your son is 3 and he is in a transitional period of his life where he is not a baby anymore and he isnt a big kid yet either...so he is stuck wanting to fit in as a baby and breastfeeding isnt helping him make the transition into being a little boy. Try getting him around other children his age in a play group or even a child care center where he sees ethat other children drink from sippy cups or even regular cups like you do. This may help him by wanting to fit in and be a big boy like he sees other children do. Just like adults trying to get rid of a bad habit,try replacing his breastfeeding time with you with something else that the two of you can do together that he will find just as rewarding and pleasing. Let him know what you are trying to accomplish by telling him "no nursing today instead we are going to do (such and such) because you are such a big boy now. Let him know that being a big boy is wonderful and not a punishment.Afterall you are who made him who he is up to this point and it is up to you to make the transition as easy as possible.

Answer 3

Started by giving him attention and telling him all the this he do as a big boy. Make a point to point out the negatives of being a baby and try to treat him others way of expressing himself beside scream. It is also important for you and your husband to deal with him in a low tone to show him you don't have to scream to be heard.

Answer 4

The problem you are having is not with the child crying, that is normal for a 3 year old. Your husband is only thinking for himself, not the well being of the child. Your husband should try to calm the child down, you know...be a parent!
He sounds like the problem!

Answer 5

stop breast feeding fo rone, no child should be on the brest after one year or at least whne they get teeth, when they are getting regular milk and people food. but since hes been on there for 3 years he is going to act like a baby cus when a baby crys, they get a diaper change, and some food. I dont know how to tell you to get him to stop acting like a baby, but most of the problem is that he has been brest feeding WAY to long.

Answer 6

Just tell him -- be a big boy -you don't need to scream and cry- i'm right here.or tell him you don't know what he's saying when he gets like that-- thus this starts the communication between parent & child

and for heaven's sake get him off the tit-- he needs real milk for his bones to be sturdy- also when he starts playing with other children his age- they'll find it strange that he goes to mommy fora drink-- and well kids will say the strangest things. and trying to wean if its hard at 1yr its worse at 3- you don't wont to be breatfeeding him when he starts school

Answer 7

For starters, your son could be developing an eodepus complex. 3 years old and still breast feeding? Honey. Ge a clue.

Answer 8

Um...if I ever have biological kids, they're going to be done breast feeding when they start cutting teeth.

I agree with everyone who says stop treating him like a baby if you want him to stop acting like one. Some kids have 2-3 younger siblings by the time they're your son's age.

Answer 9

he will be superb. I surely have a 5 year old cousin. he's the oldest in his kinfolk. He has a 2 year old brother and a a million year old sister. only at present (previous few months) he's been crying over little issues. i'm rather certain it is only a component. truly, i do not imagine it has a lot to do with the recent infant, i imagine it is only his age. possibly there are different issues that are taking your interest faraway from him. i really imagine although that there is only some thing emotional happening with this age team. It shouldn't very last too lengthy although.

Answer 10

#1 stop breast feeding no wonder he thinks he's still a baby, you're treating him like one. Are you planning on going to school with him to feed him his lunch.