Who said 2s were terrible!? 3 is AWFUL! It’s honestly maybe because I went back to work and my daughter is staying home with her dad now and he’s a f*cking mega douche that pays no attention to her, has her on no routine whatsoever, and refuses to take her to preschool so she can interact with other kids. Either way, I just don’t even know how to handle her right now. (Her brothers acted this way when I first met them also). Any suggestions? 😬😬
Yikes. You need to have a serious convo with her dad. I’m all about routines though. It’s my only way of survival. Does she have any worry you won’t come back? Can you video char her or give her something that’s yours to remind her of you? It’ll take a bit to adjust but she will. Maybe establish a routine for when you come home. Focus on her solely. Do Something she likes to do like read a book or play with toys.
I call her every day on my lunch and when we get home she “helps” me make dinner, we usually read and play with toys. I work out. We take a shower, all that stuff, I’ll read some more. But then when it’s our normal bed time her dad goes and asks if she wants to watch cartoons and she’ll stay up until 1 in the morning. Which is obviously terrible for her.
@lizabeth.1294, what happens when you try to talk to him? What happens if you just take her and force her to bed? I’ve had to do that a few times with my son
@mybabybear, if I try to talk to him I need to mind my business. If I need take her to bed she tries to go downstairs and he’ll come up and yank her out of bed
Maybe make him a little day plan. Start small . Little things they can do together . Or even that he would have to supervise. With breaks in between so he can be a " douche still and not feel as though he is taking too much time away from himself . Lmao !!!!
😂😂 yea I would just hate to interrupt his internet scrolling. I’m like dude I did it for 3 years. I know it gets exhausting but you’re the one that refused to work now so I have to full time instead. Gotta buckle up and get shit done! (He won’t, but it’s a nice idea!) 😂
Change of routine could be giving her big emotions she’s too little to understand or control. Timeouts are not working for us. But I have found getting on her level and talking with her calmly and telling her what she did wrong and how to fix it next time is working. After we talk she comes back to me like 10-15 mins later and she apologizes and we talk it over again. It may not be the best way “because she’s not getting in trouble as my husband says” but I feel she’s understanding a lot more this way and will be more effective in long run.
I’d be having a convo with him. There’s no excuse for him to be THAT lazy of a dad. He’s not a babysitter, he’s a parent so he needs to understand that and help YOU at least a little bit.