Heaven, we are so on the same page right now. Just last night I found very similar information about the disequilibrium children go through at the 'half' age and it saved my sanity.
I have just been though the ringer with my 3-and-a-half year old for the past few months and was just about to pull my hair out when I came across the writings of Laura Bates Ames who explores the challenges of behaviour that come about at the half mark and it really hit home for me. I remember back to when DD was 2-and-a-half and she was an absolute handful for a bit then went back to her 'usual' lovely self. Three was a breeze then we hit the recent 3.5. Your post is very timely for me as a mother of a generally delightful but sometimes (read every 'half year mark') challenging child!
The info I found is on the planning with kids blog, here for 2-and-a-half and here for 3-and-a-half
[I seriously read the list of behaviours for the 3yos and then looked over my shoulder to check that someone hadn't been watching my 3yo behaving. It was spooky how spot on it was right down to the sudden start of chewing clothes!]
Last edited by jackrose; June 9th, 2011 at 12:33 AM.
Your post is very timely for me as a mother of a generally delightful but sometimes (read every 'half year mark') challenging child!
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