she is "the baby" ( her brother is 5) . she bites(our dog mostly),hits, screams....the only thing i can think of is that her older brother picks on her....she seems to only be entertained when upsetting people or getting any kind of reaction...how can i help her calm down while keeping myself from going insane?
2007-01-16 15:57:51 · 12 answers · asked by amecake83 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
All of the other anwers are perfectly reasonable; but, there might be one different one. My 2 year old granddaughter gets very, very agressive when she has too much sugar. She attacks her 6 year old sister and gets destructive. Usually, she's good-natured and happy. When we cut way, way back on her sugar consumption, she became a different child. We got our happy little girl back. Just a thought..........
2007-01-16 16:19:22 · answer #1 · answered by TheOldOkie 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Spend more one on one time with her and when she does something wrong disapline her Imediately! Under no circumstances do you let her get away any of it. Limit the amount of TV she watches, and don't let her brother pick on her. The more positive time you spend with her the less amount of time she'll spend being mean. Children act out when they are not getting something, upset or don't understand something. Talk to her, and spend quality time with her and praise her for the good things she does. I'm sure if you do these things you'll see an improvement.
2007-01-16 16:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by Lena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is almost 2 and a half, but he is an only child. with a 5 year old brother around, violence and bad behavior may just be the best way she has found to get attention. i recommend being firm with her whenever it happens, and whatever kind of punishment you use, just be consistant. she may not be ready for timeouts yet, but i find it effective with my son to immediately remove him from the situation, take him somewhere separate (empty room or hallway, etc), and firmly reprimand him.
on top of that, the most important thing i think you can do is praise her for good behavior. if she is sharing with her brother, tell her how happy that makes you and that she is being such a good sister. get in the habit of giving her positive feedback as much as you can, and try to avoid negative feedback unless she is misbehaving. kids really do want to make their parents happy!! 2 is a tough age, i know! good luck. =)
by the way, my son used to bite our dog too!!
2007-01-16 16:07:30 · answer #3 · answered by Rebecca O 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
With my daughter she is the youngest also just turned three. She sometimes with out making the other kids jealous you have to show a bit more attention. With your 5 year being in school you have to show him attention and the dog cant talk so you have to she him/her attention by taking him/her in and out she might feel left out.Just show a tid bit more attention to her and she will start calming down. And you can keep your sanity.
2007-01-16 16:03:28 · answer #4 · answered by missreynolds_1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are any kind of mother you know if your older child is nice or not. Sounds like SOME one is hurting your daughter. Better get some help. never heard of a kid biting a dog. Do you have a husband in the house,l or a boyfriend. Check the men out in her life, and yours.
2007-01-16 16:03:29 · answer #5 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
give her seperate attention from her sibling. color with her for like 15 mins a day...entertainment and conversation will work miricles. My 3 year old daughter goes through this especially during the semester (college) because i am busy. If you try to defer that bad attention elsewhere it will work...hope this helps
2007-01-16 16:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by Ravens_mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not at all. adult males from time to time % to have sons besides the undeniable fact that it doesnt advise he will hate his daughter. My dad consistently wanted slightly one boy yet he in no way have been given one, yet he nonetheless loves my sisters and that i. He consistently tells us we advise the worldwide to him, he wouldnt commerce us for the worldwide, he'd do something for us, ect.
2016-10-31 08:10:32 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I can say is time out. It could be her brother but I really thinks it's the age two. My kids did that.
2007-01-16 16:08:00 · answer #8 · answered by Kyra G 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
shes old enough to start teaching time out ...even in a chair a few minutes... she will wonder .but when u tell her she can get up say now u know if u do that again u will sit in that chair again...and turn the chair around so she cant watch anything...we have a naughty chair....and all i haft to do is touch it...
2007-01-16 16:07:08 · answer #9 · answered by Barbara S 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is very normal she is in the stage where everything revolves around them. They call it the terrible twos but its just that they have not cognitively developed that the world does not revolve around them.
2007-01-16 16:07:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋