4 yr old with huge temper

November 21, 2009

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Mom Of Boys

DATE: 10/06/03 11:57am

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4 yr old with huge temper

I am the mother of two boys. My first son is 6 yrs old and he is the sweetest boy you could ever meet. My second son is four and can be the sweetest boy when he wants to. my problem is he never wants to. my boys do have different fathers, and one problem I have is when my oldest goes to his dads on the weekends, his brother doesn't like to sleep in their room. He acts like he misses him when he is gone, but when his brother comes home from dads my youngest starts to hit and fight with him. The same happens when my oldest gets home from school.
I put my youngest in preschool hoping it would help him to cope with other kids, but he now hates school and it's a fight every morning to get him there.
I understand that he has jealousy issues with his brother. I also understand that he doesn't like to share me or his dad with his brother. The problem is I can't get it to stop. He just keeps getting angrier.
Does anyone out there have any ideas???

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