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05.25.08, 16:15 PM Toddler
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anyone have a really serious, tempermental 3 yo? Mine just can not take a joke...gets so angry and defensive when we joke around with him and it drives me nuts. I feel like has has a really unplesant personality sometimes and I wish i could change it [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Toddler 05.25.08, 04:15 PM Flag
 

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yikes...I pity you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:16 PM Flag
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have him evaluated [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:16 PM Flag
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geez [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:50 PM Flag
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np: I tend to agree [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:37 PM Flag
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My ds gets really mad if he thinks I'm laughing AT him, and yells at me that I'm rude. He's 5. He often thinks I'm laughing at him if I just think he said something funny. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:18 PM Flag
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My 5 yo is same. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:22 PM Flag
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So why tease him? Give an example of the type of joking around he can't tolerate. Maybe you're just going too far and won't own up to it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:23 PM Flag
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op: no, its nothing at all. Like I will say I am going to eat your toes and he will yell no and get really upset [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:27 PM Flag
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My ds is like that too, but he has a very good sense of humor generally. Some things make him so angry, like the toes example. He would take that totally seriously [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:29 PM Flag
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:30 PM Flag
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^^^and he is getting like this with friends too which is a problem [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:30 PM Flag
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When my ds was 3, this was his typical conversations with friends and classmates: Ds: "That's not a turkey sandwich." Friend: "Yes, it is." Ds: NO IT ISN"T!" Bursts into tears. "It's not!" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:38 PM Flag
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NP and nursery school teacher here: LOL! Sounds like several DC in my class! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:42 PM Flag
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op: OMG...this is my DS to a tee and DH and I are like WTF is wrong with him? I dont see this much as much with his friends and he ceratinly gets the most upset [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:45 PM Flag
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It's not all 3-y-o's -- but there are always a few! He won't be like this forever -- I think that a lot of it is about "control" -- at 3, DC are still young, but are starting to experiment with their independence and autonomy and it's scary! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:55 PM Flag
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op: yes...my DS is very controlling. i dont know how to handle it when he gets so upset about these things [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:58 PM Flag
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There's not very much that you can do -- he can't be reasoned with when he's like that (and you'll go insane trying to reason with him!). In some circumstances, you can remove him from the situation or change the subject and distract him -- but there are times when he "needs" to have a fit (and that's his way of making sense of it). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 05:01 PM Flag
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op: you are right...I have tried reasoning and its absurd... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 05:01 PM Flag
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NP I know these suggestions aren't popular on Toddler, but I agree with the above poster that you should consider having him evaluated. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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it's the age, he'll change [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:46 PM Flag
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ITA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 04:48 PM Flag
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why tease him if he doesn't like it? but if you do, help him with critical thinking skills. help him determine how to know if you are being literal. help him determine how hurtful a comment is and whether it warrants crying or not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 05:01 PM Flag
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op: I just never know whether he will laugh or cry about it...as for teaching reasoning skills, thats pretty hard with a 3 yo since the whole thing does not make much sense [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 05:04 PM Flag
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you can do it. like if he cries about eating toes, you can ask him if you can really eat his toes. if we really eat people. you can teach reasoning skills to kids that age. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 05:05 PM Flag
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3 yr olds are VERY emotional. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 05:21 PM Flag
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Dana? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:37 PM Flag
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