3 year old with some Anxious Behaviour

Things have been a bit up and down lately. Our eldest is still doing well and his eating is coming on brilliantly. I was so excited last night as he tried some rice for the first time ever! He says he liked it in between 2 crisps so that's what he had for dinner. It may not sound like the most healthy dinner but I was so happy as it was a real sign of progress. He has come so far and is really trying, bless him.

Our youngest who is 3 is still a bit of a mystery. His eating is still hit and miss, sometimes he just won't eat anythign other than cereal and crisps and other times he will have a go at some other foods. It's  never easy though and he gets really anxious about little things - he gets really upset over things like:  if the HP sauce has peaks in it when i pour it or smears, or if food touches each other, or if the fish fingers have a bit of brown fish.... he has also become a bit anxious about things like fluff, dirt and he makes me change him if he gets anything on his clothes. He also won't go out in the garden at the moment because of 'bugs' and 'slugs'.

Sometimes I can't work out if this is all just normal 3 year old behaviour or if it's anxious behaviour that needs help??  His behavour is quite difficult at times, he throws lots of tantrum and hits his brother a lot, but I think he's still tired as he doesn't sleep through the night and they both get up just after 5am. He won't nap most days too so I guess this will add to his tiredness and irritability.

Despite these problems, they are both still doing well and aren't in the pain they once were. For that we are very grateful. They are living much more normal lives which is really lovely to see.

Kx

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