For about 6 months now our sons behaviour has changed drastically, he’s tantrums are so much worse and he’s hitting out a lot and even started to bite himself, me and my partner have tried to gentle parent and put him on the step to calm down,(which he just gets worse) his emotions are so heightened and he doesn’t switch of of no when to wind down, I’m really concerned he show a lot of adhd traits, he’s talking non stop and always moving and doesn’t sit still long, his sleep is awful and he can’t sit and eat his dinner unless he has something to watch! He’s quite loud and out spoken and all these things are worrying me, he’s just started nursery and now wearing pants and he’s become very attached to me and upset about going to nursery but he does settle once I have gone I just want to no is this normal behaviour for his age? I no he’s to young to be diagnosed or even the wait will be years
3 year behaviour : For about 6 months... - Ask Norfolk Parents
3 year behaviour
Hi MRose95
I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing challenges with your son's big emotions. We understand how worrying this can be for parents and carers.
Have you spoken to a health professional about your concerns? You can call Just One Number on 0300 300 0123.
If you would like some further help to understand your child's development and behaviour, you can make a self referral for some parenting support from the Early Childhood and Family Service here:
norfolk.gov.uk/article/4106...
In the meantime, I would ask if any of our other forum members are able to support with any advice or reassurance?
MRose95 I had similar with my son - I contacted just one norfolk for advice and also referred to ECFS. I was asked to do some courses that proved to be very helpful in helping me understand his behaviours and emotions and since then his behaviours and how we manage them have become much more manageable. This is because we understand him more and are able to diffuse the situations easier and also are able to help him understand his emotions.
Best of Luck =)
thank you for your reply! Thats good to hear you got some help, how old was your little one? I have been sent a course so I will give that a read he also sleeps terrible and wakes flr around 3 hours and can’t switch of!xx
Ahh absolutely no worries at all.....My boy is 4 years old. The courses I found quite helpful in helping regulate not just his emotions etc but also mine - the circle of Security course is amazing and that's with ECFS Definitely get in contact with just one norfolk - they can point you in the right direction and give you some good tips etc regarding sleeping 😀
Aww toddlers are a hard age so much going on in there brains! Thank you I will give them a message & hope we can get through this phase!x
They definitely have lots going on and learning so much! You are more than welcome! Hopefully you get some tips that will help you both!Best of luck =)
Hi there, from my experience with mine at 3 years old was also really full on to manage and a lot of my friends had similar. I remember being really stretched with the melt downs, and the liveliness. For us we also got extra support from our hv who helped us establish a routine around the day. I also talked to the nursery a lot and they were really helpful to work out if there were any patterns, or if they were seeing anything at nursery or just a bit of moral support. Maybe that might help too?
I had a little look at just one norfolk to see if there was any info that might also help and found this justonenorfolk.nhs.uk/child... but saying that, having a chat with my hv really helped us a lot. Good luck I know coping with the melt downs is really hard so hope you are doing ok xx
aww thank you so much, these messeges really help me! I’ve felt totally burnt out, the last 4 nights now he’s just woken up for hours like he can’t switch of I think nursery has had a massive effect on him, I have spoken to them and they have been supportive I just hope it’s a phase and it’ll get easier!xx
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