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My daughter's tantrums are really getting to me now in trying my best with the discipline but it just feels like she hates me. She seems to love daddy more , maybe because he's away alot. I feel I'm failing as a mother. She's just turned 2. Maybe I'm being too hard on myself but other mums always look like they know what they are doing and I just feel incapable when my daughter is having a public meltdown when she won't walk home from around the corner or I've told her 'no'. Daddy's not here alot due to work so I feel he has a better relationship with her as he's not here telling her no . It breaks my heart when she lets him pick her up and not me. I feel like a screw up

useranonymous wrote:My daughter's tantrums are really getting to me now in trying my best with the discipline but it just feels like she hates me. She seems to love daddy more , maybe because he's away alot. I feel I'm failing as a mother. She's just turned 2. Maybe I'm being too hard on myself but other mums always look like they know what they are doing and I just feel incapable when my daughter is having a public meltdown when she won't walk home from around the corner or I've told her 'no'. Daddy's not here alot due to work so I feel he has a better relationship with her as he's not here telling her no . It breaks my heart when she lets him pick her up and not me. I feel like a screw up

Try using more subtle tactics. There is a reason why your daughter is throwing tantrums. You have to talk to her about it, and go on the journey of discovery.

Thank you for taking the time to reply to me. hope your doing ok today x