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Help!! Liz is acting out BAD!!

post #1 of 14
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Liz is being AWFUL around her brother. There times when she is really good around him, and other times.......

She just choked her brother I think it was accidental--he is wearing a hoody and she tried picking hm up using the hood on it...an dit choked him...

SHe does that kind of thing all the time....if he wears overalls and is crawling along on the floor, she will try to pick him up with teh straps.....

She will not listen to me at all for anything. I can ask her nicely....I can tell her sternly....I can yell at her...nope......I can send her to her room, i can take privileges away....either it won't work at all, or if it does, it is very short lived...


I know that part of this is because there have been some major changes in our lives, and we have not been able to do as much with her and her brother as we normally do. The last couple of months have been non stop go go go....and now that we are finally in our house we are still super busy since the holidays are upon us.

I don't know what to do with her. I am afraid to leave her alone in the same room with her brother, becuase i don't know if she is going to behave with him....but i can't not stop doing the other things in the house i need to do to
post #2 of 14
I don't know what else to suggest you try....
post #3 of 14
I wish I knew what to tell you. We have the same problem around here.. although its not as bad as it used to be.
post #4 of 14
We've talked....
post #5 of 14
Thread Starter 
I am just hoping that things get better soon!!!!

I am going to make her a sticker chart. Whenever she does something good/helpful she will get a sticker. If she is good all day long she will get 2 stickers, if she is only good 1/2 the day, then 1 sticker......if she does something bad, has a temper tantrum, etc...then i will take a sticker away. Whenever she has 20 stickers, she gets a prize out of the prize box (dollar store stuff).

I am soooo hoping that is going to work. I think too that Santa may buy her some swim lessons or something like that.
post #6 of 14
those sound like a good plan the stickers and the swimming.. i hoe this is a very short lived stage
post #7 of 14
I don't know what to tell you. Sounds like a bit of jealousy and attention getting behavior, but I'm sure you already knew that. Maybe one of these ladies with several children could help.
post #8 of 14
You know they touched on this with 2nd child syndrome. I will have to look but there is something you can do.

What about Santa talking to her? Being nice to brother stuff like that?
post #9 of 14
post #10 of 14
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I found an email addy for Dr Susan Bartell....so I have emailed her for some advice. I have tried to find some information on the Second Child Syndrome, but have not had much luck so far
post #11 of 14
Sounds like she loves her little brother. She's probably just playing with him. Picking him up by his straps like a carry bag is too cute I doubt she wants to hurt him. I wouldn't leave her alone with him until she's atleast 5. I probably wouldn't punish her for it. I'd tell her that's it's wrong and tell her not to do it again (althought she most likely will) and just make sure too have an eye on them. When you leave the room, take one of them with you even to the toilet. It's hard work, but alot easier and less heart breaking than thinking you little girl is

it'll get easier!
post #12 of 14
Have you tried doing something special with her just the two of you? I know Gvain did a lot of that and he did not really realize what he was doing. I am sorry I have no advice for you.
post #13 of 14
Thread Starter 
I know Liz isn't and I am sure she is acting out as she is jealous of her brother. She was so used to being an only child for 3 years....and then all of a sudden Nicholas comes along......mommy and daddy don't have as much time to do things with just her....then we buy our house, now we have even less time I knwo that once the holidays are over things will mellow out a bit and we can do more with her.

I am going to do some more one on one time with her and so is Jerry. We know that this is something that she needs too.
post #14 of 14
I hope Dr. Bartell has some good advise for you. Liz is a very senstitive child and this may be a case of too many changes in one year. I don't know how to counter act that. However, you can assure her that this is the last move for a very, very long time and this is your home. Not a rented home. You will never be forced to move again. This is it. Maybe if she realizes things are stable, it will help her calm down. Unfortunately, you've had to move a lot since she was born and this could be partly due to moving stress since it wasn't happening before.
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