ok i feel bad saying this but my 3yo is driving me crazy!! i know its a phase lots of kids go through but shes doing the, get up early before everyone else and destroy things and be naughty thing.. its driving me insane, every day i dont know what i will wake up to and its usually my stuff shes wrecking. its not like i lay in bed all day either im up early, usually around 7 but she gets up earlier and sneaks around quietly.. weve got the same problem with her coming into our bed, i can take her back heaps of times but then she just waits and sneaks in when we are sleeping..
i have a pre existing mental illness and am currently going through new treatment and im feeling like this is all too much to handle. i dont know what to do with her, weve tried smacking, time outs, talking to her, star charts, taking away privledges but she just doesnt stop being naughty..
i feel really guilty coz there is a lot of stress in the home atm and she is a very emotional child and i just dont know what to do or say to her or how to approach the situation. her behaviour is out of control, she hurts her brother (1) when she is angry and he comes near her too which is something im struggling with.. i feel like im starting to favour him over her because shes so naughty all the time and i feel horrible about it because the way i see her react to things and how emotional she is she is very similar to me..
anyway can anyone give me any suggestions on how to deal with her? and perhaps how to get our relationship in a better place so that when she is naughty like this i dont feel resentment towards her..
please dont judge me i know all this stuff sounds horrible but thats why im trying to fix it and i am struggling with a serious mental illness at the same time..