Expecting Mother of a 4 year old.

nativeMOM

Lately, my 4 year old has been irritating me! I try to keep my cool, but I get no break from him at all. His Father is MIA & my boyfriend does what he can to help. It is just hard for me right now because I am not working & not used to being a stay at home Mom. Since I've gone to work or school his whole life.

 

I don't like to get mad at him or at all really especially because I am pregnant. BUT IT IS SO HARD RIGHT NOW. I've always had a temper, but I like to just take deep breaths now & go sit down to cool off. I love my son and I know he is going to be a great big brother... But he is so clingy, which I know comes with the pregnancy and all. Sigh.. Just had to get this off my chest.

sweetie0228

Breathe.

Relax, he's 4 and going through some big changes. You're home when you weren't before, He has a sibling coming and there's an excitement in the air.

You're exuding stress everywhere...i can read it in the post...I can only imagine the tension in your home.  So can he and he's being clingly to help.  B/c when he is stressed you make him feel better by snuggles...so he's trying his best.

Breathe.

Structure play together.  Play a specific game like candyland or something that has a beginning, middle and end and say we are going to play one game and then we are going to..whatever is next on the agenda.

Breathe

Put on the Blue's Clues or whatever show he'll sit and zone out for 30 mins for and you take care of soemthing that you need to do or fold laundry or sit  in your bedroom and cry if you want to.

Breathe.

read a book together.  Then tell him to read you a book.