Do kids get more naughty when close to birth?
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@Chloe fantastic 🥲 I've currently locked myself in the bathroom for 5 mins before I lose my shit😂 then dad comes home and they start acting like little angels😂 xx
I work with two year olds and I see this happen all the time! They can sense it, jealousy starts to happen, tantrums and everything. I’d definitely say spend a lot of time with your child before your other baby comes because it will get worse! It will be very hard, he will see you with your other baby and might get upset or act out, but this is normal. I know it’s hard to split your time also when baby comes as baby will require all your time. But this is normal, your toddler can sense a change and alot of the times it’s a cry for attention!
@Bahja thank you! Today has been a rough day, I've been bed bound and he's refused his nap so I think it's just made it worse🥲 I'm just hoping he doesn't feel pushed out as that's my biggest fear. Thankfully he's not in nursery yet so he's basically with me 24/7 so we get a lot of time together but unsure if this would also make him worse because he's gone from all day every day to not having that
Not having a nap probably did make it worse! Maybe your partner can do something different and fun with him, with toddlers you just have to distract them and talk to them, lots of cuddles! Hopefully you feel better I can’t even imagine being pregnant and looking after a toddler! You’re doing amazing! Or even if it’s a walk outside that could help, outside always works!! We used alot of feeling resources and books, so the toddlers can express their feelings with props (a fun way to express how they feel) the colour monster book is a good book! Children’s favourite! It will get easier though, he can just sense things but it will get easier once you figure out what distracts him. Also him not napping might mean he will knock straight out to bed!! Hang in there!
@Bahja thank you so much! Will definitely get him some new things to help with that. They amaze me with how smart they really are but it's so draining too🥲
Yep that's what happened with mines 😅 n I'm sorry to say but it got even worse for us once baby arrived too, she likes to test our limits which can be particularly difficult when I'm solo parenting 2 under 2 all day 🥲🤣 hope your 4 hours go by quick at least, 1 hour till my partner finishes and I'm counting down the seconds like I do most days 😂😬xx