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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I 1000% regret having my 4 year old... she is a terror and doesn’t listen no matter what I do. Screams and cries all the time. My marriage is suffering, my mental health is suffering. I just want to run away.[/quote] The constant screaming and crying — could it be that she is overtired? What is her sleep schedule like? On not listening, young kids pretty much want to do what they want to do at all times. I view my job as 40% making sure acceptable (to me) and attractive (to them) options are generally available, 40% making them think my idea is their idea (for things such as meal time, bed time, wash hands, bath, go somewhere, help with chores) and 20% setting boundaries when the rest doesn’t work. The first two things take a lot of energy and creativity but if I switch proportions there is a little setting on children called Control Override where the defiance kicks in and they are no longer able to deal.[/quote]
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