I have two girls. My oldest will be seven next month. My youngest is 16 months.
My youngest is really.. Err.. Picky? She doesn't like it when her sister and I play. She gets mad and tries to smack us. But she doesn't play we'll with her sister either. She wants everything she has/does and throws a fit when she doesn't get it,
does it get better? Any advice?
not really. You have to teach them. Children are naturally self-centered (how could they be otherwise? their world really does revolve around them). Just keep including her and requiring her to be gentle with her older sister.
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I try to tell her to be nice. She'll smack her sister and ill tell her 'that's not nice baby, you don't hit' and shell get mad, kind of 'err' and snatch her hand away and give her mad face. Each time. Doesn't seem to get better :(
Quoting abra:not really. You have to teach them. Children are naturally self-centered (how could they be otherwise? their world really does revolve around them). Just keep including her and requiring her to be gentle with her older sister.
It's a shame too, because I so desperately wanted my oldest to have siblings. I am and only child, and it got boring! Lol I just want them to have a good bond
This sounds just like my oldest, minus the hitting. My oldest is 6 and my girls are 3 and 2 (12 months apart) and my older two kids are really laid back but my youngest has always been the grump of the family, lol. She is very head strong so she throws fits alot to get what she wants. But I noticed a huge difference when she was able to start walking on her own and even moreso when she started talking. I guess the ability to communicate and be independent helped her a lot.
My two year old is the same with her big sister. I had three bothers, so sibling rivalry is nothing new. As your ydd get older and more verbal the hitting should go away to an extent- there may always be some hitting, some sibling relationships are like that. The important thing is to be on top of it and discipline when it happens. Our ydd does not hit as much- now she has new ways of getting on her sister's nerves and expressing herself :P
My 2 girls are 4 & 17 months & play very well together. Sorry no help from me.
How long does the belly take to go away?
- Lovebugbaby
on Mar. 22, 2013 at 6:03 PM