Feelings for son are not there at the moment – will this come back?

Our 3-year-old son is currently going through a really difficult and stupid phase of defiance. It's just exhausting right now. I don't enjoy playing with him anymore, and I'm actually constantly annoyed by him. He just does stupid things, insults strangers out of the blue, no matter what you suggest, everything is wrong, etc. I'm…

Survey: as a mother, how would you let your son/daughter wear sandals?

Children can be stubborn; some have "quirks" – often when it comes to clothing. In many forums, you read about problems with children in this regard. Let's say you're a mother and buy your child sandals for the summer, and he/she doesn't really want to wear them – for whatever reason. What would you do…

The defiant phase: how do I get children to listen to me?

Heyy. I currently work at a daycare center and have mostly worked with older children at school. So, strictly speaking, I'm not a "specialist," although I did take one or two courses (mostly individual seminar sessions) on the theory of early childhood development during my studies. Ultimately, it wasn't my main focus. Nevertheless, I have…

Tantrums at 18 months?

Hello everyone, My son is currently having crazy tantrums. If something doesn't go the way he wants it to, he screams, hits out, pulls his hair and/or throws himself backwards onto the floor. At first it pretty much only happened at home when he wasn't allowed to do something certain or didn't get something. But…