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[quote=Anonymous]My 3.5 yr old son is incredibly smart and stubborn (not my first kid but yes, I can only compare to my own experiences).

I’m overwhelmed because many days he won’t nap unless we stay with him and it takes hours.
 Then he sleeps for 3 hours. If he doesn’t nap, he’s cranky and falls asleep at dinner.

Climbs over his gate if he’s left alone.
I’ve double gated but then he trashes his room.

I can’t get any work done because he’s incredibly destructive when awake. He really needs eyes on him every second. I can’t even go to the bathroom.

If he’d just take a nap I could handle the rest.

No preschool because of Covid so I’m just so desperate to contain his energy but not kill his spirit. I’ve baby proofed but he is amazing at figuring it out. Finds anything to use as a step stool and get into what he shouldn’t. Trust me, meds are put up so high, we need a step stool. Sharpies are hidden but my new countertops have still been victimized.

He’d watch tv and or snuggle with us all day but we only allow tv in morning and maybe during dinner prep. Snuggles are constant and keep me going!

Sticker charts, rewards and even punishments don’t work. He does not care. If I try to explain that he can’t climb up on something, he laughs and no matter how many times I say he can’t do something, he replies, “But I have to”

Today he climbed over his gate and fell. I saw it happen but couldn’t get to him in time. It was bad enough so it hurt but he was ok. He cried snd I comforted him and explained it was dangerous and that’s why he can’t climb out. I turned around and he climbed out again.

I’m losing my mind.

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