Is age 4 supposed to be this hard? Seriously..

nettie

My ds is just impossible. He is constantly telling us "no" and bugging his sister , it's non stop! We discipline him-nothing works. Is anyone else's 4 year old like this? What works for u?

shopgirl78

It was hard for us in the beginning (with whining and "I can't to do it"} however as she has approached 4.5 its gotten better.  Still a little more drama than necessary but I've heard 5 is easy so...hopefully!  

reemarie81

My 4 yr old can be a pain!!  I feel like I repeat myself a millon times.  Also the boys don't pick up their toys and it makes me crazy.  We do time outs but sometimes I feel like if I shout it helps.  I think he takes me more seriously even though I feel bad for doing it.  I think 4 is a pain!!

Aliliv

Crap - don't tell me this - I was banking on it getting easier after 3!   Olivia is a nut job - and the only thing that works is consistent time outs........    Here's to hoping it still works in a year!

AnnapolisLari

My 3 year old is like that. If 4 is much worse I may end up in a padded room.

"But I really, really want _______."

Whine, whine, whine, cry, whine.

I will do it MYSELF.

NO. No. No. No. NO.

stillhoping

Age four was horrid. I hated it.

meghan_marie

Sounds to me like the trying three's surfaced a little late. I did the same thing to my momma at that age. She was a SAHM because she just had my sister. My dad would walk in the door and my mom would be on the floor crying. After a few months of it, I discovered daycare.

nettie

Actually 2 was really hard , 3 got a lot easier and 4 is hard again! He is never whiney , like I said he is just very difficult and defiant and I am wondering if he will be more head strong in life in general.. Like my dh..hope not!