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Originally Posted by Bathsheba  Sounds like you need some "back up". Your girls sound a bit like my boys at the end of the day. Most of the time they are ok... but during the witching hour (6 - 7pm) they act just as you described. I'm worried my older 5yoDS is going to break my 2yoDs's fingers in a slammed door one day!
One tip is to be aware that children of that age still reflect the mood of people around them. If you get agitated (I KNOW how hard it is not to!) then they will get worse. What I find works best is when my Dh comes home from work. in a good mood, not too tired and creates a fresh outlook. He calmly diffuses it by using distraction "hey who wants their bath first? They'll get the biggest bubbles!" while encouraging the other one to do something somewhere else (Lulu's 'divide and conquer' strategy is great!).
Personally this is where a member of ones extended family should be stepping in... an aunt or uncle to say; "hey, calm down, listen to your mum". Us poor mums have a bad deal these days... kids just tune out too quickly because we do it solo for too long. JMO. |
We have no family that lives around here unfortunatley, I wish we did coz i could do with someone taking the girls every now and then.