tell me about your 3.5yr old

[krysalyss]

DS is almost 3 and a lot of things are similar. He doesn't have imaginary friends but is very strong willed and him and DH fight all of the time. Everything has to be done by mummy. We share the care duties so it is pretty frustrating for me to be working from home to hear him screaming 'no - mummy!'. He can also be very rude but mostly to people other than me. We live with my parents and he will actually grunt at them! Argh! I keep telling myself if we are calm and nice it will eventually rub off on him.

[Visitor7]

Nina has an imaginary friend named Peta. Peta is always with her and is her best friend apparently.
Nina is ALWAYS singing. She picks up words from songs really easily. They encourage singing at her dancing class as well, so yay for us, we get to hear it 24/7.
She's just started telling fibs, like, 'I didn't do it, Emily did it' Even though we saw her do it. She knows what she's doing, and is trying to test us. Lets just say until 2 months ago, she had never been sent to her room for being naughty. Now it's almost a daily occurence!!!
I think it might be the age for it, as my friends DD who is the same age is going through it as well.

[Nelle]

Mmm hmmm. My 3.5 year old is HIGH maintenance at the moment. I should go and play with him now actually, he's beating up his brother with a balloon. Can't wait to deal with aftermath when it pops in their faces...

[krysalyss]

She's just started telling fibs

Yep we are getting fibs now too.

[Visitor7]

Thank goodness I'm not the only with the fibs! It really is driving us insane.

nelle - hope the balloon game didn't end in too may tears! lol

[Bathsheba]

Olive: my 3.5yo DS sounds very similar to yours! Yes, after bath time is baaaad. Worst time of the day. The best thing though is that DS started kinder creche (locally known as "co-op") four full days a week. He is a different child there! And he loves it! At the end of each day at around 5.45pm when i go to collect him I stand back out of his view and observe. He is generally the quieter child following instructions while other kids are being noisey and silly! I am so relieved that he is actually capable of modifying his behaviour! I suspect that at home my DS has found his niche as the loud joker. As you know his older brother is quiet, shy sensitive type and my DD is probably too old for him to compare himself to. I have heard that kids in larger families find their own niche and this can reinforce certain behaviours. Maybe at co-op my DS is surrounded by lots of loud ones and he has found that he gets more attention if he is quiet? I'm not saying one set of behaviours is necessarily better than the other... I'm just glad to see that my 3.5yo can adapt... I was thinking he was going to grow up being loud and silly everyhwere he goes!

[*Belle*]

Julia is 3 1/2. Her favorite things to do are craft and drawing at the moment. She loves to sing and dance too would do it all day if she could! She makes up songs LOL and dance competitions. She doesnt have imaginary friends, but play imaginery games with her toys and Tara (1 1/2).

She is always so picky with food, and always says no I want something else. She stands up for herself when there is something she doesnt like. Havent got any fibs yet.

She is very social and loves making friends everytime we are at the park and plays well with the kids we know. She went to daycare when she was 9 months to age 2 but wont go now til kinder.

[Mak]

Phew - so it is not just us! Miss almost 4 has become very stubborn and determined recently. She is constantly making 'I want....' and 'I need...' statements in a high and whiny voice. She is also a master negotiator, trying to discuss directions/instructions that she is not so keen on. Anyone else have separation anxiety issues??? We're all ok as long as I am around, makes kinder and work a wee bit awkward tho.
On the plus side she is really fun, loves dancing, singing and very caring towards other kids (except her sister that is). She has a wicked sense of humour and is very imaginitive too - we have lots of friends, Itty, Bitty, Curler are the current faves. She is great with arty stuff too.
I only hope she hangs onto that stubborn sense of self in her teens so she has self confidence and can keep out of trouble.