Fighting

[Ruthy]

About a month ago,kylie has started taking dylans toys from him,and then throwing them away.We took away the bins but now she throws them out the window or hides them.

She only takes them if he is playing with them,and if he's drinking from his bottle,she steals it and drinks it,which means I've got to sterilize it again and refill it.

Why dyo think this is? How do I stop it?

 

[Fiona]

hi, it sounds like Kylie is jealous of Dylan and is being 'naughty' to get your attention. It must be so hard for little ones who are so used to getting all the attention and then suddenly a baby comes along and things change.
I know it must be hard with 2 little ones but is it possible to spend some time alone with Kylie on a play date........ just Mummy and Kylie and another time just Daddy and Kylie doing something that Kylie loves.......it will help her feel that she is still loved and important ....
also, is she very involved in the day to day things with Dylan i.e does she help you change his nappy, or give him his bottle ? if not. she might respond well to being more involved especially if she is given little jobs to help mummy with
good luck