RobbyAnne McCune
robbyanne1
RobbyAnne McCune·Мама двоих (2 года, 3 года)

So my husband left for training for 5 months and my one toddler is driving me insane. How do you get your 3 year old to listen to you?

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sorcha
Sorcha·Мама двоих (1 год, 3 года)

My 3 year old is still in his testing stage. It comes and goes. But he is testing again.

What works for me. I limit his toys and access to toys. If he cleans up before dinner he can pick a new toy or exchange a toy the next day (or week). Our routine is very similar, he knows what happens when and why. He knows he can leave the main floor a disaster until I say "I'm getting ready to make dinner." From there he has 2 choices clean up or don't. If he doesn't he doesn't get any TV time or bath time (whatever I've planned for the evening). I help him clean (if it's too much, the next day we pick some toys to put away for a while). He cleans and helps with dinner or sets the table or colors/draws. He knows we are a family and when we all help it's easier and everyone has a better day. He also know everyone sometimes has a hard day. Bedtime is our current struggle. He hates sleep or missing out on something. We often talk after we both blow up about what we each could do differently. We both work out a plan for next time. And try again. We don't use "time outs", we "take space" sometimes he has to and we sit somewhere out of the conflict and try and calm down. Once we are both ready we talk. Sometimes I'm ready and he isn't other times he is waiting for me. We don't go back to whatever until we make a new plan or feel ready to start again.

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robbyanne1
RobbyAnne McCune·Мама двоих (2 года, 3 года)

Wow you sound like an amazing mom

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sorcha
Sorcha·Мама двоих (1 год, 3 года)

@robbyanne1 I do the best I can. Sometimes I definitely yell or scream. I do lose my patience and my temper. But I work hard to rebuild when I lose it. I hope it means he will grow up to learn to apologize and learn from his mistakes, as I learn from mine. We are all human so we all struggle from time to time. I feel it's important for us to teach how to learn and grow from it. This evening he ended up mad and screaming himself to sleep (2mins tops) then he crashed for the night. He will have the option to call for me tonight if he is scared but hitting me and jumping on his bed at bedtime is not helpful or ok. We will talk about a new routine in the morning before playtime.

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sabi.bishh

Nothing has worked for my kids 🙃 taking shit away, they just find something diff. Time outs, they’ll walk away after a few and not give a damn. Even spanking don’t work. My kids literally don’t give a damn 😒 they got it from their dumb ass dad 😂😂 he’s been like that since he was little from what his mom and gmom say.

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sabi.bishh

@robbyanne1, exactly how I feel. I try every day, drives me nuts that they don’t care. I have “thrown “ away toys in an empty trash bag and that’s worked a few times. Try that out

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robbyanne1
RobbyAnne McCune·Мама двоих (2 года, 3 года)

@sabi.bishh, I’ll definitely do that! Thanks!

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sabi.bishh

@robbyanne1, no problem. They’re both still a lil young so they might not no better, deff your daughter but your son might

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mrscolon
Diane Colon·Мама троих детей

My daughter will just look at me like I'm crazy & sit down 😂

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sabi.bishh

That’s good! She listened and didn’t give you more trouble

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massgirl
Mandy·Мама дочки (4 года)

Being consistent. I count to three and if she doesn't follow through with my request then she sits in time out or gets something taken away. I did this for a few months consistently and she started listening

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robbyanne1
RobbyAnne McCune·Мама двоих (2 года, 3 года)

That’s a good idea!

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mrscolon
Diane Colon·Мама троих детей

My daughter listens to me when I use my psycho scream voice 🤣

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robbyanne1
RobbyAnne McCune·Мама двоих (2 года, 3 года)

I wish that worked he just screamed back at me 😭

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robbyanne1
RobbyAnne McCune·Мама двоих (2 года, 3 года)

@mommarayaa, here goes nothing lol

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