I've always thought I am able to handle 2 children when my 2nd child arrived 2 months ago. Things is not not gg well especially I feel I have been very harsh with my 5 yrs old boy recently. While I am trying very hard to bond with my LO , the elder one will start to speak very loud at home and will go disturb the baby when he is asleep soundly. Recently, teacher told me the elder one hit someone at childcare and when I ask him nicely , he is totally not willing to talk about it. He does not have this kind of record in school before. When I talk to him , he will just immense himself into his fav TV cartoon and would not answer or pay little attention to my words. Sometimes , he is rude to my mum too. I am starting to worry about his character.... At few times , he pushed me to my limits and I could not tolerate and swear in front of him . I know I shouldn't be and feel ashamed at myself .Things seems to change a lot after the LO arrived . In the past I have read many parenting books in order to be the best mum I could.But I feel like I have failed just been a good mum after all and I feel so angry with him that I told him I don't love him anymore.My husband scolded me for my mean words and I really regretted. At the same time , I really want to give more attention to the little one which he really needs as an infant . I am torn and feel really tired as I also need to spend time with my elder one on his homework as he will be approaching K2 very soon. I need need some wise advices. Thanks

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You will definitely need to sacrifice a bit of your time with the younger one for the elder one now. I have 2 kids too - 2.5 years old and 11 months old. I totally know how it feels, I had my elder child misbehaving and casting me aside at some point in time. My relationship with my elder one started to drift apart when I got pregnant. He kept throwing tempers and rejected me many times when I tried to be closer to him, and it hurt me really bad, but I continued to show him that I care for him and that I'm always there for him. And now we are close again, but of course my time with the younger must be sacrificed. Hang in there, be patient, and show your son that you still love him. Try to ask your hubby or someone else to care for your younger child. Finally, try to engage your elder son in helping you take care of his sibling.

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