Ok I do not know if this is linked with what is happening to me but just recently Sinead has become really scary with her temper. I have heard that depression in mums can rub off on their children but I am not sure that this is the case. This is what has been happening over the past couple of days:

DD has been slightly more pale than usual, she is off her food and very grumpy. She has stopped listenening to me and plays me off other people and trys to find ways to undermine my authority. My dad and myself had to reprimand her for throwing a paddy because she couldn't ride her bike to grandma's and what followed showed my dad just how bad she has become. She goes off into this rage that was mega scary she starts screaming and kicking about so violently that we had to send her to her room. When this didn't work I went up to her changed her into her jammies and left the room hoping she would go to sleep, any how she calmed down and came back down stairs. I kept her in and told her that she wasn't going to grandma's now. This happened again when I let her play out side for a bit and I had to tell her off for inapproiate behaviour.

Does any one know what this could be with her, I feel like I am losing control and I am going to try and get a routine going but with the depression it is very hard to get motivated and get things done.

Zoey

My almost 3 son has the same type of out burst when he is frustrated or when he does not get his way. I really think it is an age thing and they will grow out of it as long as we keep disiplining them and letting them know the behavior is not accetable. You are not alone :D

Ah, the violent temper I am very familiar with. David recently has been doing much of the same... Two weeks ago he had such a big fit, that when I put him in time out at church he sat in the wrong chair, then proceeded to knock over two stacks of toddler chairs. :evil: This was all over putting the sandbox (rubbermaid container with sand) away for the day.

He continued the temper later on, trying to hit or kick me or anything else in his way. He even tried it with Dad. That didn't go so well. :wink:

Another episode was at home when his time in the shower was up. He got mad and punched the shower door. I could tell he hurt when he did that, but did he seem to care? No. :P It scared me that he reacted how the high schoolers did. Where did he learn to punch?!?!?!

While we have also been told it is an age thing, that didn't satisfy me. I know very well that our house has been stressful, and that his life may seem a bit topsy-turvy at times. His papaw, whom we live with has undergone two biopsies in the past three weeks and sleeps almost all the time. David is used to playing with him a lot. The weather's been so hot, it's been hard to go outside to play. Mommy's unsure of a job and dealing with pregu hormones :oops: :lol: and Daddy's been stressed over his grandfather and some other issues...

While it may very well be an age thing, my problem is that he gets so very hateful when he gets into one of these fits. He has hurt me before, and is strong enough to hurt again. I don't want him hurting me, himself, or anyone else. DH and are are praying over this temper David has become accustomed to. We've already started praying over this little one #2 as well. Active I can deal with, but the temper has got to go!

Sister, you are not alone in this. Stay strong. Sending hugs across the Atlantic to ya! ;)

Thanks any one have any ideas on how to establish a good routine cause I think that I need to do this. Sinead just won't do anything that I say and I pray to God that this is just an age thing, I think I might get my health visitor involved and see if we can come up with a plan to beat this thing.