Grandson Pushing Me Away ...I Babysit My Grandchildren...

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. . . and that is totally normal. The end.

Are you writing to say the 3 year old is pushing you away and you are wondering how to handle this? Just give him time and he will stop doing it. Instead, do something terribly interesting to a 3 year old and just talk to him while you are doing it and he will want to come over and participate. Give him praise and attention when he does something you want him to do! Ideas: a water table with little boats, water beads (have you seen these? SO COOL. You soak a little bit overnight and they expand and are irresistible to play with!), sand and sand toys, kinetic sand (you can make it yourself, it's easy!), homemade play doh, homemade slime. When my kids were that young we would set up the water table inside in a room with a tile floor (easy to clean up) and I would put in beans, or kinetic sand, or slime or whatever. We would play with trucks, scoops, cookie cutters, and whatever else I could think of. It made a mess, but it was pretty easy to clean up later. (If you are watching the baby at the same time, just wear the baby in a sling or other type baby wearing device while he/she sleeps and give the 3 year old lots of fun play time)

it depends upon why he is pushing you away. You aren't giving enough information for us to help you.

He might be jealous of his new baby sister. That happens and is totally normal.
If he's pushing you away from his baby sister, he might be being protective over her and that's normal too.

Just don't have enough information to answer this post without a question attached.

welcome to mamapedia...T.

What is your question or problem?

Your grandson pushes you away from HIM or his baby sister??
What do you want help with??

If you want helpful answers .. maybe add some more info. If he's just not that into you at 3, that's fairly typical. Don't force yourself on him. My boys at 3 were not into me - they were off running around by themselves or with each other, or into their toys or make believe worlds. I was all for that. Gaining independence and all that (whooeee in my opinion).

If on the other hand he has zero interest in you and something has happened (personality change not explained by just a typical development) then that's more involved - talk to his parents, etc.

I can only guess at your question, but if you are the person who comes in when his parents are going away to work, or if you are taking him because they need a break with the baby, then of course he's pushing you away. It's a phase that many kids go through, especially as they become a little more independent and also with the added adjustment of a new baby. Just approach it with patience - provide the supervision but don't insist on physical closeness. The other possibility is that you are insisting on hugs/kisses, and he doesn't like that. Give him space. No child should be forced to kiss or hug or be held by anyone unless there's a safety issue (like holding a child's hand when crossing the street). We tend to force our kids to do this as if it's "good manners" or "will hurt Grandma's feelings" but we're learning an awful lot about more powerful people not taking "no" for an answer, so we need to be more mindful of giving our littlest kids some control over their bodies and who touches them. But again, without knowing anything about the details, it's hard to guess.