Hi
Just stumbled upon this site, am struggling to cope with my 6yr old daughter slight history she was 4weeks premature and was diagnosed with svt (fast heartbeat) whilst in the womb i nearly lost her am a single parent after her dad left as he couldnt cope, also have an 8yr old son who is Autistic they do not see their dad, his choice. Spent most of her early life in and out of hospital having various tests. She is doing much better now but about a year ago her behaviour has become hard to cope with she has constant tantrums does not listen to what i say and will argue with me, is disrespectful and blows up over the slightest thing she always seems so angry. Teachers say she is quiet in school but is behind and struggles in all areas. Constantly fighting and upsetting her brother and she knows how to push his buttons, im at my wits end and have cried (not in front of the kids) because of this im trying so hard but it has got to the stage where i am always shouting at her and i know this is not helping anyone her brother needs me to but everything seems to go on her and i feel like im letting them down. She is always in time out and i have tried to take things away from her as punishment but she will just tell me to shut up and that she dosnt care. Please can you help is this a phase or is it something else
Thankyou
Just stumbled upon this site, am struggling to cope with my 6yr old daughter slight history she was 4weeks premature and was diagnosed with svt (fast heartbeat) whilst in the womb i nearly lost her am a single parent after her dad left as he couldnt cope, also have an 8yr old son who is Autistic they do not see their dad, his choice. Spent most of her early life in and out of hospital having various tests. She is doing much better now but about a year ago her behaviour has become hard to cope with she has constant tantrums does not listen to what i say and will argue with me, is disrespectful and blows up over the slightest thing she always seems so angry. Teachers say she is quiet in school but is behind and struggles in all areas. Constantly fighting and upsetting her brother and she knows how to push his buttons, im at my wits end and have cried (not in front of the kids) because of this im trying so hard but it has got to the stage where i am always shouting at her and i know this is not helping anyone her brother needs me to but everything seems to go on her and i feel like im letting them down. She is always in time out and i have tried to take things away from her as punishment but she will just tell me to shut up and that she dosnt care. Please can you help is this a phase or is it something else
Thankyou