My DD 3.5 is often overwhelming, not just to me, but to others. Her energy is cranked up so high and she is so intense and excitable and even loud, that I wish there was a little knob to adjust her intensity a little bit. She even does things with too much gusto. She was having a tea party with another little girl today and they "toasted" and my DD did it with such force that she accidentally knocked the other girl down. It is as though she has this crazy pirate / ape in the body of a cute little blonde girl. I have done everything to model polite behavior, to guide her, to not speak in a booming voice etc. but she just is on HIGH to the point that I often feel the need to back away from her and that makes me sad. I am home full time with her and her almost two year old sister and there are times, that I just want to run out the door (I don't) because her speaking voice is so loud and so constant and her energy is like a volcano. We do have a nice time reading books and doing one on one activities and I love those times, but the bouncing off the walls and singing at the top of her lungs is a little much. We get out every day to do activities like storytimes or playdates and she goes to preschool two mornings a week. She is going to be this little for such a short period that I really want to enjoy it and sometimes we have a wonderful time esp. when we can do alone, but for the bulk of the time we are home with me, the three year old and two year old, the energy in the house is just TOO MUCH. She is better when her sister is not around, but that does not happen very often. The almost two year old is also bright, very active, and animated. We do have fun together and I love her dearly, but do not know what to do with my feeling overwhelmed by her and her annoying her father or others. I have worked to have her learn to do some things on her own at home, but even with that, She is overly exuberant with other children sometimes and hugs and kisses them and grabs them and is just a little TOO MUCH.... When she is in the room I can amost feel her energy swirling and taking over the room. I just wanted to vent here I guess.
