My daughter, Patty (who will be four in April and will be starting school in September) acts like a baby!
She doesn't talk properly, just baby-talk; she only eats baby food; only drinks from a sippy cup or bottle; breastfeeds; wears nappies; sleeps in a cot; is constantly sucking dummies.... I've tried to move her on, but she's stubborn, and refuses to do anything. She won't go out (even for a five-minute walk to the post-box) without her buggy, she can't go half-an-hour without breastmilk. I try to take them away and say that they're for little babies, like Polly, and if she is a little baby then she'll have to wear baby clothes and go to bed really early and lie around all day, like Polly, not playing with her big-girl toys. But it makes no effect.
She's also very clingy, she'll sit on my lap while I'm working and cling to me at the park. She always likes to be near me and to see me. She can't occupy herself, when I go out the room she screams or just follows me. As soon as she wakes up (sometimes at 6 in the morning!) she'll wake up and scream for me, waking not only me but the other girls. They normally have school and they get really ratty when they don't get enough sleep. She then stays with me for most of the day, and at night she stays clinging to me for ages, until she virtually is falling asleep in my arms. When she's more awake, she'll come into my bed with me.
Another thing, she hates going to nursery. It's very embarrassing: when we get to the nursery, little girls and boys of two or only just three toddle in without a backwards glance; but Patty clings to me and throws a tantrum, so much so that sometimes she makes herself sick. I know it can't be good for her, getting so worked up. I've tried saying "Look at all the other children. They're going in to have fun today. It won't be very long, then mommy will be back." But she does nothing. I dread to think what she'll be like at school!
I had no problem with my others, they wanted to become mature so I let them! I suppose I have been letting in to her far too much, letting her have all the baby things. I kinda want her to stay my baby, I don't want her to become a terror like my 7yo! But I know enough is enough. I keep giving in to her, and she knows when to make me crack. She likes all this babying, getting her own way, and she doesn't want to become more independent! Two is alright to be like a baby, three is quite cute, but I'm not having a four-year-old baby around the house!
I would like her to become more independent, as she is supposedly starting school in September, and I want to give more time to Polly to help her develop, as she tends to get overlooked.
Does anyone know how to help me on this one?? I know it's a lot, but it's one of my major issues. I need help!
She doesn't talk properly, just baby-talk; she only eats baby food; only drinks from a sippy cup or bottle; breastfeeds; wears nappies; sleeps in a cot; is constantly sucking dummies.... I've tried to move her on, but she's stubborn, and refuses to do anything. She won't go out (even for a five-minute walk to the post-box) without her buggy, she can't go half-an-hour without breastmilk. I try to take them away and say that they're for little babies, like Polly, and if she is a little baby then she'll have to wear baby clothes and go to bed really early and lie around all day, like Polly, not playing with her big-girl toys. But it makes no effect.
She's also very clingy, she'll sit on my lap while I'm working and cling to me at the park. She always likes to be near me and to see me. She can't occupy herself, when I go out the room she screams or just follows me. As soon as she wakes up (sometimes at 6 in the morning!) she'll wake up and scream for me, waking not only me but the other girls. They normally have school and they get really ratty when they don't get enough sleep. She then stays with me for most of the day, and at night she stays clinging to me for ages, until she virtually is falling asleep in my arms. When she's more awake, she'll come into my bed with me.
Another thing, she hates going to nursery. It's very embarrassing: when we get to the nursery, little girls and boys of two or only just three toddle in without a backwards glance; but Patty clings to me and throws a tantrum, so much so that sometimes she makes herself sick. I know it can't be good for her, getting so worked up. I've tried saying "Look at all the other children. They're going in to have fun today. It won't be very long, then mommy will be back." But she does nothing. I dread to think what she'll be like at school!
I had no problem with my others, they wanted to become mature so I let them! I suppose I have been letting in to her far too much, letting her have all the baby things. I kinda want her to stay my baby, I don't want her to become a terror like my 7yo! But I know enough is enough. I keep giving in to her, and she knows when to make me crack. She likes all this babying, getting her own way, and she doesn't want to become more independent! Two is alright to be like a baby, three is quite cute, but I'm not having a four-year-old baby around the house!
I would like her to become more independent, as she is supposedly starting school in September, and I want to give more time to Polly to help her develop, as she tends to get overlooked.
Does anyone know how to help me on this one?? I know it's a lot, but it's one of my major issues. I need help!
