@innerworldtherapy: New child development series! Tricky behaviors explained: what people get WRONG about age 3! Difficulty sharing, big emotions, whining, rigidity and inflexibility… these are a few complaints I noticed from parents of 3 and 3.5 year olds in my what to expect series. So let’s talk about why we see these things happen! Knowledge is power! We will do 4 and 4.5 next! Any behaviors I missed? Let me know below! #childmentalhealth #mindfulparenting #preschooler #childdevelopment #childpsychology
My 3.5 year old is the most toxic person I know. She’s spooky
2026-07-21 07:16:45
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SP :
My daughter is 3.5 and she has insomnia (3 hours of sleep a night) and It’s the worst shes so emotional 24/7 and she never shuts down and she’s in the slamming door phase and all of it is exhausting and I don’t know what I’m doing.
2026-07-22 06:47:26
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Ashley Broussard :
So….what do we do when their body is in 3 year old territory, but their mind is in 4 year old territory? Our daughter is beyond advanced and has mastered alot of things early. My husband and I are stuck because we know she’s bored/not feeling challenged.
2026-07-21 12:54:56
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Mackenzie Norment :
Literally just found this video… struggling with my 3.5 year old. Getting a red smiley everyday for behavior at preschool and feeling defeated. 🙁
2026-09-09 20:12:51
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Katie Mariah :
Reading these comments make me feel so seen 😮💨😮💨 signed an exhausted 3 yo mom who gets bullied on the daily 😅
2026-07-21 21:59:54
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trixmegistus :
This is so hard. Three has been insane, then ive got a three month old on top of that. Ahhhhhh just repeating thrive til five
2026-07-22 16:22:42
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Sue :
My three year old told me she doesn’t like me 😩
2026-07-24 02:54:06
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Sharence | Her Happy Life :
The comments. I want to CRY. Sometimes you feel so alone omg
2026-07-23 03:39:22
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Luna :
You mentioned in another video that lying starts around 4 but my almost 3.5 yr old has caught on that he can lie, how would you handle that?
2026-07-23 18:17:05
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Sadie Glenfield :
My daughter is about to be 4 and I swear I want to cry everyday. It is so difficult to hold a boundary and not cave in because the screaming just makes my brain stop working and then idk what to do with her anymore. I literally listened to her scream at me from the other side of the door while I was trying to calm myself down because she was mad at me for making her lay down for rest time 😭
2026-07-22 16:40:26
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👽 :
How would you handle a 3 year old starting head start for a full day? I’m worried it might too much and thinking of delaying him starting
2026-07-21 22:52:15
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deeblock4kt :
i teach preschool 3s, 20 3 year olds in 1 class
2026-07-29 02:35:12
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Tiffany :
This is a really fun age, but also extremely frustrating and exhausting! My son decided one day he was going to be terrified of thunder. He used to like storms and would laugh because I told him the sky was farting. I guess he realized it's not really farting but I try explaining what thunder is and that we're safe. Doesn't help. So that's fun.
2026-07-22 03:33:09
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Shelby Haddock :
My 3.5 year old is obsessed with me!! I cannot leave a room without her following. She came home with dad yesterday, walked in the house, and immediately started yelling “mom” & became increasingly concerned when I didn’t immediately respond.
2026-08-05 18:16:57
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maiyalea :
I just turned 30 and this really hit
2026-08-17 01:54:48
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Solveig | Bookish SAHM 📚☕️🎀 :
This actually makes so much sense!!! My daughter just turned 3.5 & I’ve been wondering why this month has been so tough 😅
2026-07-27 03:17:05
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Michelle Anderson :
I fee seen, thank you for bringing my sanity back if only until the next tantrum
2026-07-22 07:21:36
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Wendy Lopez :
My 3.5 yr old suddenly is afraid of sleeping in her room when she has slept there since she was 9months old! She wants one of us to stay in the room with her! #thestruggle lol
2026-07-21 20:56:21
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👸🏾 :
It’s tough😩
2026-07-22 11:43:08
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Stefanny Nolguen :
My kid just told me (mommy I sometimes don’t like to listen) this was said after i told him to put his underwear 🤨😒😵💫 oooookey!
2026-07-21 17:34:40
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Jenny :
No wonder my 3.5 year old is suddenly scared of taking swim classes, when she used to love them! She keeps saying she doesn’t want to put her head in the water.
2026-07-23 19:24:54
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Nancy Yang :
My once independent 3 year old recently just started being incredibly clingy. Always wanting to be next to me at outings when she previously would’ve been fine playing with others on her own. It’s tiring. She started this once we told her prek was starting soon.
2026-09-08 06:14:33
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Zoë :
Thank you for this. I’ve been having a hard time with my son for the past month. Just lots and lots of crying and tantrums and I just didn’t understand what could be happening. Nothing happened… so this helps me a lot. Thank you!!!🥰
2026-07-25 02:42:42
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Anne Marie :
My 3.5 year old is causing me to feel disequilibrium-ed
2026-07-22 01:20:17
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Han :
You said growth spurt?!? Mines already the size of a 6 year old 😭
2026-07-22 20:40:56
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