Tell me about your 3 yr old

dmartin726 · August 2014

Please tell me I cannot be alone here. Does anyone else's 3 year old..
1) not stop talking. Ever. Whether it's to me, DS, her toys, herself. She talks non-stop
2) not listen at all. Flat out defiant. Today's tantrum came because I asked her to stay seated in her seat while I strapped her brother in. Twice. Then she looked at me and jumped off her chair. I know she heard me. So I took her toy away and dealt with 30 minutes of non stop screaming/shrieking/hysterical crying.
3) eat like a pig. After said tantrum she wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and then ate 2... She never had this kind of appetite.

I thought it was the terrible twos but man 3 is rough. I am happy she eats more though.. (That's my silver lining to the 3s)

mandymack · August 2014

That was age 2 for me with both kids.

I think mainly because their language and learning how to communicate came on the later side, age 2 was a very frustrating, tantruming time for us. Now that Nolan is 3yrs, he's kind of a dream compared to 2.

He asks for exactly what he wants/needs, says "please" and "thank you", and "NOOOOO!!!" a whole lot. haha He's not easy by any means as he can argue and defy me like no other but he's actually pretty reasonable as long as he's not too hungry or too tired.

MuchlyGen · August 2014

3 was the worst with my first son. Srsly. Absolutely the worst. 4 was up and down. So far 5 has been mostly good.

My second son just turned 3. I am bracing myself for what's to come.

dmartin726 · August 2014

mandymack said:
That was age 2 for me with both kids.

I think mainly because their language and learning how to communicate came on the later side, age 2 was a very frustrating, tantruming time for us. Now that Nolan is 3yrs, he's kind of a dream compared to 2. He asks for exactly what he wants/needs, says "please" and "thank you", and "NOOOOO!!!" a whole lot. haha He's not easy by any means as he can argue and defy me like no other but he's actually pretty reasonable as long as he's not too hungry or too tired.

Oh it is so hard when they can't fully communicate! Mine is now like "mama remember the time.. Insert something that happened 2 minutes prior here" allll day haha

goillini823 · August 2014

Yup!! I'm living the nightmare with you!

superToots · August 2014

All of that! And the flat out lying drives me bsc. Dad did not say you could have a cookie!! ~X(

catycate · August 2014

Yep. I call the fuck me 3s. Sully is NEVER quite. Not even for one second of the day. He freaks out over the most random stuff and I can never tell when his mood is going to change.

fancynewbeesly · August 2014

Yes!

Sort of.

Yes.

Reese for the most part--at least this week, only takes two warnings before she complies. Usually a "Reese" and then a "Reese Madison!" When she hears her middle name, she comes over and goes: "Are you mad?" If you say no, she goes: "Are you frustrated?" "Are you sad?" I feel like I am talking to a 3 year old psychologist.

dmartin726 · August 2014

fancynewbeesly said:
Yes!

Sort of.

Yes.

Reese for the most part--at least this week, only takes two warnings before she complies. Usually a "Reese" and then a "Reese Madison!" When she hears her middle name, she comes over and goes: "Are you mad?" If you say no, she goes: "Are you frustrated?" "Are you sad?" I feel like I am talking to a 3 year old psychologist.
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That is hysterical. Mini waits until I'm really mad and send her to timeout and then comes and cries.. Oh please don't be mad at me mama. Ugh.. Haha

2s was a breeze compared to this!

jlpev · August 2014

2.5 to 3.5 have been horrible!!! But in the last month hes become a sweet little boy again...

vlagrl29 · August 2014

Yes!!! I want to pull my hair out every day. Combine all that with her hardly being able to self entertain and I go bonkers by the time DH gets home. We are about at 3 1/2….just warning you it gets worse halfway thru age 3. I find myself saying "mmm-hmmm" so many times a day because she talks.so.damn.much! Why did I want her to talk more? Why was I ever worried about her speech?

bumpuser924057 · August 2014

Mine never, ever, ever shuts up. He is, according to Dr. Google, exhibiting signs of echolalia, which means he repeats shit all the time, over and over - things he heard us say, things he heard on TV, things he said a minute ago, whatever. And in between that there's a lot of yelping and other random noise making. It is EXHAUSTING.

Hollylb3 · August 2014

Don't shoot me, but I seriously feel like SD was a walk in the park at 3. Granted, she's always been a really laid back kid, and we only had her every other weekend, so maybe it would have been worse if I was around her 24/7. I think this tween stuff is way harder.

I should add she worshipped the ground I walked on when she was 3 because I was new and exciting, so that probably helped.

sschwege · August 2014

YES! I have a tendency to build things up in my mind, it's rare that things are as bad as I'm expecting them to be. Everybody told me, 'three is worse than two' and you know what, even with all the mental preparations I had for how terrible it was going to be...it was still worse! 3s or more specifically 3 1/2 is one of the seven circles of hell, I'm convinced! I once read some where and they said, "3 is 2, but with intent" that sums it up perfectly!

KMommytobe · August 2014

He talks but he has quiet time too. He's always been more of an observer than center of attention (like his mama lol)

Since turning 3 (actually a couple months before) he definitely started to push buttons. Time outs work really well for him (3 mins) and if he gets down from time out we use one of DH's belts to strap him to the chair lol he hates it so if I threaten a time out with the belt he will usually stop whatever he isn't supposed to be doing. Sometimes there are meltdowns of course but time outs work really well. Have you tried them?

He barely eats lol he's never been a. If eater though. Most the toddlers I know barely eat! They're all so picky or too focused on playing.

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