My daughter turned 2 recently and has not slept through the night yet. I am already very tired and I am asking for help. During the day, he is a very lively, cheerful and lively child. It eats nicely. But she is also very rude. She doesn't listen at all, she does it out of anger, screams and beats when she reacts when I don't let her do something or when she can't do something. I yell at her a lot, but I don't know by what means to speak to her that she can't do something. She watches fairy tales sporadically, she is not particularly interested in television (she prefers to mislead :)) She has not been sleeping during the day for 2 weeks, so I thought that maybe then she would start to sleep well at night, but nothing like that happened. She has been without a nipple and bottle for a month, but she is also crying. When there was a nipple and the bottle also woke up (either calling for a nipple or drinking) about 3 times a night. Now she also wakes up crying, calls her mother, or screams terribly. She often fidgets, throws, sleeps restlessly, talks in her sleep, then I reassure her by telling her that mum is next to you and then she calms down and goes to sleep. He will wake up more than once and may stay awake for an hour. She has cuddly toys in her crib, but somehow she is not very interested in them. He sleeps in his crib, but next to mine.
I think it is worth telling the pediatrician about the problem of restless sleep. This problem can arise for a variety of reasons, such as poor diet of the child, too much sugar, eating dinner too late, or some difficult situation for the child that he is unable to cope with. I also recommend visiting a child psychologist. Your daughter is at such a time that she will rebel on any reason. So this is normal and you don't have to worry about it, because practically all children have it and parents go through it. However, I recommend that you be consistent with your child and a united front with your husband regarding the upbringing of the child. Parents are to play to the same goal, then the attempts to manipulate the child will end (if they do not finish, they will at least limit it). Each child checks his parent as far as he can afford - if he cannot with one, he will go to the other … It is important that the parents talk to each other so as not to issue contradictory messages. Sometimes you have to wait out a child's rebellion, even though it is very difficult for him. His hysteria also has to be waited out - and they willRepeat this (I know from experience) - I also know that it is best to ignore such behavior and avoid eye contact with the child. Please remember that you do not harm your child and that the child will love you, you will do it when you let your child do everything. The sooner your child learns about the rules and regulations of the house, the better for YOU !!
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Ewa GuzowskaEwa Guzowska - educator, addiction therapist, lecturer at GWSH in Gdańsk. A graduate of the Pedagogical Academy in Krakow (social and care pedagogy) and postgraduate studies in therapy and diagnosis of children and adolescents with developmental disorders. She worked as a school educator and addiction therapist in a drug addiction center. He conducts numerous trainings in the field of interpersonal communication.
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