I am at my wits ends with my son. He's going on 3 and he's always I mean always bad. He is right now at 2 a.m wide awake and screaming in the corner in a smart alecky tone in my direction. I keep saying look at the wall look at the wall look at the wall because he wont sleep. I was feeding my 11 week old and he was chasing the cat all around the bedroom and making loud noises. So I grabbed him and put him in time out. He's been in time out more than 5 times tonight. I put him in, make him apologize, he does apologize then he's back to the same old same old. He's making 3 in February so he's not newly a 2 year old.
I keep getting angry so I won't spank before anyone suggests it I refuse to spank when I am angry. I haven't been happy with my son or able to enjoy him since before the new baby was born. He's always so mean. He blasts the new baby in the side of the head with his foot and we don't even leave him alone he'll sneak attack us when I am still holding the baby. So its not like I am not watching. I have been able to prevent a lot of injuries by pulling the baby away faster than he can do something.
Then he attacks our cat who is just lying around...my son will run up and screech at the cat and just go nuts.
We do so much with my son one on one so its not like we're ignoring him by spending time with the baby. Whenever we can we do stuff with our son. My husband got a Thomas and Friends DVD from the store to watch with my son and he watches it with my son on his computer every so often. I bought my son a Vtech Nitro Notebook JR and showed him how to play a game on there and he's really good at it so we play it together quite often.
We go out and bring him to the store to help us grocery shop etc
Whenever he's at home he's bad or whenever I am home he's bad. MY husband says he behaves okay when I am not here.
I need my job but if I didn't I would quit in a heart beat because this is so stressful.
My blood boils anymore whenever I deal with him because he's being a smart alec every chance he gets.
Me: Mommy's going to help you brush your teeth, okay?
A: I don't want to. (in a smart alec tone)
Me: Come on upstairs and let's clean your teeth for mommy I will be easy.
A: No
Me: Scoops him up and drags him up since he wouldn't comply and at this point my blood is boiling
Then
A: (attacking the cat, bothering etc)
Me: Take's A's hand and brings him to me and says "A that hurts kitty. Its not nice to pull his tail (or its not nice to do this and that) so don't do that anymore okay?"
A: Okay I sorry
FIVE SECONDS LATER he's back on the cat.
These are just a couple things he does. He does all kinds of BAD BAD things. I am afraid the baby is going to be severely injured because of my son's malicious acting out and being mean.
I want to quit work because he's behaving like a troubled child.
He's making me so angry anymore. I stopped spanking a long time ago but my patience is being tested and I am proving to fail because I am starting to scream at him. So I traded spankings for screaming and steaming.
I almost wish I had that British nanny broad because I am a terrible mom. If I can't handle my 2 year old then I must be a bad mom.
Sorry this is so long advice please.
I keep getting angry so I won't spank before anyone suggests it I refuse to spank when I am angry. I haven't been happy with my son or able to enjoy him since before the new baby was born. He's always so mean. He blasts the new baby in the side of the head with his foot and we don't even leave him alone he'll sneak attack us when I am still holding the baby. So its not like I am not watching. I have been able to prevent a lot of injuries by pulling the baby away faster than he can do something.
Then he attacks our cat who is just lying around...my son will run up and screech at the cat and just go nuts.
We do so much with my son one on one so its not like we're ignoring him by spending time with the baby. Whenever we can we do stuff with our son. My husband got a Thomas and Friends DVD from the store to watch with my son and he watches it with my son on his computer every so often. I bought my son a Vtech Nitro Notebook JR and showed him how to play a game on there and he's really good at it so we play it together quite often.
We go out and bring him to the store to help us grocery shop etc
Whenever he's at home he's bad or whenever I am home he's bad. MY husband says he behaves okay when I am not here.
I need my job but if I didn't I would quit in a heart beat because this is so stressful.
My blood boils anymore whenever I deal with him because he's being a smart alec every chance he gets.
Me: Mommy's going to help you brush your teeth, okay?
A: I don't want to. (in a smart alec tone)
Me: Come on upstairs and let's clean your teeth for mommy I will be easy.
A: No
Me: Scoops him up and drags him up since he wouldn't comply and at this point my blood is boiling
Then
A: (attacking the cat, bothering etc)
Me: Take's A's hand and brings him to me and says "A that hurts kitty. Its not nice to pull his tail (or its not nice to do this and that) so don't do that anymore okay?"
A: Okay I sorry
FIVE SECONDS LATER he's back on the cat.
These are just a couple things he does. He does all kinds of BAD BAD things. I am afraid the baby is going to be severely injured because of my son's malicious acting out and being mean.
I want to quit work because he's behaving like a troubled child.
He's making me so angry anymore. I stopped spanking a long time ago but my patience is being tested and I am proving to fail because I am starting to scream at him. So I traded spankings for screaming and steaming.
I almost wish I had that British nanny broad because I am a terrible mom. If I can't handle my 2 year old then I must be a bad mom.
Sorry this is so long advice please.