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Who swapped out my LO for this kid???

HazelEyes77HazelEyes77 member
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Anyone else's child seem to change overnight into a kid you're not too fond of? My sweet little angel (will be 3 in Oct.) is now a hyper, overtired, tantrum-throwing devil. I also posted on toddlers 24+ board because I am hoping someone else has been through this. 

It started about 2 wks ago when my DD starting refusing to take a nap. Screaming, tantrums, saying she'd scared, climbing out of her crib, etc. I continued to stick with our schedule and put her down for naps each day and the battle continued. So, I chalked it up to her outgrowing naps and just try to have quiet time but that isn't happening either. I will run her like a wild mustang to tire her out but when we try to put her down for bed at an earlier time b/c she missed her nap, she pitches a fit and says, "She isn't tired." She screams the entire walk to her room and then pulls out all the stops & stalls bedtime for up to an hour. Eventually she cries herself to sleep, either in my DH arms or in her crib but then she may/may not sleep through the night. The next morning we start off ok because she's gotten some sleep but by 2 or 3pm she starts getting hyper, acting out and being combative (clearly overtired but will not rest) and then the whole process starts over again...arrrgggghhh! I know that kids begin to test boundaries by controlling things like food, PT, and sleep around this age but my DH & I are at the end of our ropes with it...we also have a colicky 2 mo DD which is making things twice as hard.

Has anyone else experienced this sort of dramatic change? Could it be related to her new sister? Just hoping I'm not alone in this and that it is just a phase. I miss my sweetie :o( 

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Re: Who swapped out my LO for this kid???

  • EchowyspEchowysp member

    You're going through the late Terrible Twos.  Some kids, like mine, go through the TTs and then start coming out of it at 3.  Some kids, like yours it seems, breeze through the age of two and then you get the defiance and the tantrums and the sassiness when you thought you were in the clear. 

    The lack of naps probably has a lot to do with it.  Mine dropped naps when he's at home (still naps at preschool and if you catch him at the right time in the car) around 2 and his behavior was horrible.  Then his body adjusted (started sleeping longer in the morning) and his behavior starting improving.  

    The new sibling is probably at play too.  Again, at 2, when his sister was born, my ds started acting up a lot.  Just give him extra attention when he's being good... even a few extra cuddles when he's acting out.... and ride this wave.  It will be over soon.  

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  • cobi166cobi166 member
    This is my DS exactly and there is no little sibling.  We breezed through the "terrible twos" and thought we were good to go.  HECK NO!!!  Three is so much worse.  Every nap, every meal and every bedtime I hold my breath waiting for the tantrum.  It doesn't always happen, but when it does it's no good.  I feel your pain.  People keep telling me that he is testing his limits and to just "ride it out."  Easier said than done when you just want to lose it yourself!!!  Let me know if you figure out any magic tricks and I'll do the same.

     

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