jealousy
Sibling Rivalry: Toddler and Preschooler
QUESTION
My son will be 4 years old in July. Over the last few weeks he has really become difficult to handle.
He fights me on almost all issues from what he is going to eat to what he wants to wear for the day. Usually I give him choices on things so that he doesn't feel powerless but it doesn't seem to matter. He seems to want to argue with everything I say these days.
I started staying home with both my kids in February so that I could spend more time with them. He does go to a preschool for 2 hours a day four days a week, but other than that I am with him all the time.
First-Born Jealousy
He "plays" with the baby in the only ways he knows how. He plays catch. You yell at him for throwing toys at the baby. He plays hide-and-seek. You screech that he's trying to suffocate the baby with the blanket. He gives the kid a hug, and you explode in fury. Is it any wonder that your toddler is confused? How can you smooth things out?
I Need Help Controlling Rage During Pregnancy
QUESTION
Dear Doula,
I just found out last week that I am pregnant with my second child. Currently my daughter is just 1 month shy of being two years old.My question is this...during my first pregnancy I became INSANELY jealous of every woman I saw my husband talking to. It didn't matter if we had worked with her for 5+ years, I couldn't help my feeling of rage and jealousy while I was pregnant. I was never that jealous before I was pregnant. After my daughter was born, my feelings subsided, and everything was back to normal again.
I Need Help Controlling Rage During Pregnancy
QUESTION
Dear Doula,
I just found out last week that I am pregnant with my second child. Currently my daughter is just 1 month shy of being two years old.My question is this...during my first pregnancy I became INSANELY jealous of every woman I saw my husband talking to. It didn't matter if we had worked with her for 5+ years, I couldn't help my feeling of rage and jealousy while I was pregnant. I was never that jealous before I was pregnant. After my daughter was born, my feelings subsided, and everything was back to normal again.
First-Born Jealousy
He "plays" with the baby in the only ways he knows how. He plays catch. You yell at him for throwing toys at the baby. He plays hide-and-seek. You screech that he's trying to suffocate the baby with the blanket. He gives the kid a hug, and you explode in fury. Is it any wonder that your toddler is confused? How can you smooth things out?
Sibling Rivalry: Toddler and Preschooler
QUESTION
My son will be 4 years old in July. Over the last few weeks he has really become difficult to handle.
He fights me on almost all issues from what he is going to eat to what he wants to wear for the day. Usually I give him choices on things so that he doesn't feel powerless but it doesn't seem to matter. He seems to want to argue with everything I say these days.
I started staying home with both my kids in February so that I could spend more time with them. He does go to a preschool for 2 hours a day four days a week, but other than that I am with him all the time.
