Why is My Preschooler Behaving This Way?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Amy is alarmed that, seemingly overnight, her 3-year-old went from being fiercely independent to wanting mommy and daddy's help. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.3	Amy, welcome to the program. Hello. So I have a three and a half year old and up until about two weeks ago, she has been fiercely independent with her bedtime
0:22.2	routine she wants to pick out her clothes her pajamas turn on the light we have the echo device
0:28.0	pick her book and do all all of the things so we've allowed it it's been great it's been
0:33.9	wonderful and now all of a sudden the last few days she absolutely refuses to turn on her light.
0:40.8	So we've tried like, okay, well, if you don't want to do some things that big kids do, we won't do the other things,
0:47.5	thinking that would kind of maybe inspire her to just say echo device on the light. Do what we think you ought to do or we're
0:56.2	going to punish you. Wow. Okay. Yeah, no. I guess she just wants more. Did something traumatic
1:05.8	happened to her? Well, she was born with a congenital heart defect. She's had three open heart surgeries and three general surgeries.
1:13.4	Has something traumatic happened to her?
1:15.9	You said this behavior just as recent.
1:18.8	So I'm trying to just before I give any other, I need some more insight.
1:25.2	Has anything else changed?
1:27.0	Are you pregnant?
1:28.3	Are you adopting another kid?
1:30.2	Did something happen?
1:31.1	No.
1:31.7	So think for a moment.
1:35.3	There's been no change in routine for anything.
1:38.5	Okay.
1:39.3	Then mother her.
1:41.8	Say I'll lay the clothes out.
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