Grrrrrrrrr!
In the world of mommyhood, nothing makes my blood boil quite so much as my kids being mean to each other, and Count Dooku really ticked me off this morning.
Angel girl was having tummy time on the floor, I was checking email. I heard her grunting heavily so I turned my chair and saw Count Dooku SITTING on her!!
He jumped up the minute he saw me and ran to his bedroom, obviously knowing where I would put him. He stayed in there for 35 minutes when I told him he could come out.
What else do you do in a situation like that? He’s 5 and he knew full well that sitting on his baby sister was a bad thing. My mind just keeps going back to why. Why in the heck does he do things like this when he knows better. I’ve told him not to poke her eyes or pinch her nose or stick his toes (yes, his TOES!!!) in her mouth, but offenses keep getting repeated!!! And now sitting on her? Why does he keep doing it??!? What would you do?
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This is the main reason I debate about having a second child. I don’t think I could deal with them being mean to one another. (I’m pretty sure I’ll have a second anyway, but the fighting gives me pause.) Unfortunatly, I have no advice…my nephew is the same way, and no one has figured out the cure. It seems like he doesn’t really grasp that his sister is another human. Or maybe she’s the only human he is bigger than and so he likes to exert his authority. Probably by high school they will no longer sit on eachother…at least by the their twenties….right?
That’s nothing. Wait until he pees on her.
I don’t know why kids are mean to each other. And I have no advice. But Marie’s comment made me laugh… kind of a bitter laugh, since a kid did pee on Red one time… I won’t give you the gory details. At least your little girl will be nice and tough when she grows up?!
I live with this too.
I think we have to keep repeating that what hurts him, hurts her too. We’re a family and we protect each other.
I’d sit on him.
No, really it’s just a phase. He’s testing his boundaries and making sure she knows he’s there. I’ll bet he becomes a great protector when the boys start coming around.
My nephew (3 or 4 at the time) tied up his little sister (2 at the time) to the stair railing. When my sister asked why he did it, he replied, “Because Nephi’s brothers tied him up!” So much for scripture lessons.
I’ve said this before, but…
Sibling rivalry is just simply the need for attention from parents. You can’t stop it. But you can do something about it.
He’s totally testing your boundaries and pushing his. Sounds normal to me. :)
For me, I NEVER leave the baby alone with #3. I encourage love and praise them all to the sky whenever they get along and are nice to each other. Oh, and I make apologies a pirority, too.
Corrie’s right, though. It’s a phase.
I tried screaming my head off at Emma, but kids develop an immunity to that pretty quickly. The “You’re making me sad” line worked for awhile, but now she’s using it on us (ugh). I haven’t got this one figured out yet either. Very, very frustrating.
Welcome to my world - but I remember the same thing happening to me when I was a little kid. My brother constantly sat on me or hung me over the staircase. I survived :) (barely!)
I would sit on him. And then put him on time out. Every time he did it. Even if it didn’t work, I would feel better about it cause he’d know how she feels! :)
Calmly reiterate the way the child is supposed to act and then try and give them some more one on one attention. There is probably a little jealousy going on.
However, with that said? How many times did I raise my voice at my two kids today :) !!
That happens in my home all the time. I tell Girlie Girl that Baby Bug will kick her butt when she gets older (just kidding).
When my kids do things that drive me absolutely bonkers I remind myself how lucky I am that they’re developing normally. Whatever helps me get through the day, I guess :)