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my daughter is 2 and really playing up since i brought baby home....any advice please?
my daughter turned 2 last week and 2 weeks before that i gave birth to our son. i spoke to my daughter about the baby often and she would rub my belly and we would call my bump bubs
i brought baby home and introduced him as bubs so that she would know that this is my bump (so to speak) the thing is she wanted to hold and play with the baby which after 2 days of frustration she finally started stroking him gently and kissing him and wont stop talking to him.
but she has also become very loud, disruptibe and cries all of the time.
my husband has been home for 3 weeks now to help me and we have made sure our daughter stays included in everything but she just wont stop screaming and crying - yet when she goes near baby she is full of love. why is she doing this - she was such a sweet loving calm baby and now she wakes in the night having slept through since 9 months, she wants more milk and refuses to eat even though im trying to make it fun.
she throws things now and generally misbehaves and i miss my sweet little girl - is this normal or is it jealousy? we have showered her with an amazing birthday party last week, given her lots of play time attention, hugs etc... but no joy ...help! will this last?
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
It could be that she is a tad jealous she is used to being the only child and having all the attention, now she has a baby brother to share the attention and although she loves him and kisses him she is just testing the boundaries aswell as being a bit jealous. Be firm with her, show her that she can't get away with it, when she is loud, throws toys or generally misbehaves then go down to her level and tell her firmly that she has to stop being loud, not to throw toys etc, if she carries on then give her another warning, if she still does it then put her in timeout/naughty step and she has to stay there for 2 mins and if she sits there for 2 mins then tell her why she was put there and ask her to say sorry. It may take a few attempts to get her to sit there but just keep at it and she will eventually do it.
When she wakes in the night then go to her say its sleep time and lay her down again, speak to your health visitor about her not eating, I wouldn't worry to much, encourage her, praise her when she does, before eating get her to pick a treat for afterwards but let her know that if she doesn't eat breakfast/lunch/dinner then she doesn't get the treat.
My daughter went through a phase like this when my son was born she was 2 and a half when he was born, she started having horrible tantrums not just in the house but in public if she couldnt get her own way, she started throwing toys, being naughty, not doing as she was told but as soon as we showed her she wasn't going to get away with it then she soon stopped and the tantrums and naughtiness became less and less, she still had her moments and the odd tantrum but nothing like before, like you we had her involved with everything from the start but did start testing the boundaries, Do not worry to much she will stop being this way soon. I've been there and I know it's hard especially with a newborn baby. Chin up and good luck x
- RoLv 58 years ago
It's not so much jealousy as it is her reaction to the new status quo. The world doesn't revolve around her anymore. Household routines have changed. Once she gets used to her new normal she should settle back down. It might take a month it might take three, but she'll get there.
