I've noticed since my husband left my 3 year old (Jaden) has been a brat. I'm not gonna sugar coat it she has been a big pain in my rear the last week. I know that she is getting used to daddy not being around and this is probably how she is letting me know she doesn't like daddy being gone, but I'm gonna lose my mind if this keeps up much longer. Everything is a temper tantrum. I told her last night that I couldn't play hide and seek with her till after dinner and she lost it! She cried and through a fit for almsot 15 min. We had a big problem with temper tantrums in the past and so when she has one she immediatly goes to time out until she calms down. She had been doing so good lately calming down within 2 min of being in time out, but now not so much. She worked herself up so much she was sweating. Once she calmed down we found something for her to do, but that 15 min is rough. Then last night before bed she asked if she could sleep with me. I told her no not tonight. She lost it again! Her and my son share a room and he was already in bed asleep. I had to physically pick her up off the floor and take her in my room. Lucky for me it was a quick one and we compormised. I told her I would rock her ( one of her most favorite bedtime rituals) and then she would go to bed in her bed. I knew if I could get her into the rocking chair with me that she would leave it asleep and I wouldn't have to fight about who's bed she slept in. I was right she was out within 10 min. Which brings me to this morning. For some reason at 5:30 she comes into my room wakes me up and says "why did you close the door on me!" like I had just come in and closed the door. I told her to go back to bed and she said she doesn't want to she wants to get up, so again I compromise. I told her how about you get in my bed with me and go back to sleep she agreed. When we finally do get up she took it upon herself to get on the computer and start playing her nick jr. games. She has been told many times that before she plays she has to ask. Well she didn't and she was told to get off the computer. Melt down city! She just kept screaming and crying. I put her in time out in her room and she spent almost 30 min screaming and crying and kicking. I tried multiple times to calm her down and it just didn't happen. I finally told her I"m gonna close the door when you calm down you can come out and we will go have breakfast. It took her a half hour, but she finally calmed down. What would you do in this situation? She's lost her mind and in the process I'm losing mine as well. 58 days till BJ is out of BCT!!
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