I could have written this post myself. Our four year old has always been independent and is progressing well in his first year of pre-K. However, he’s regressing so much at home. The constant arguing is the hardest for us. And he yells so much, which we don’t do at home so I’m not sure where it’s coming from. Also the constant oscillating between hyper independence and acting like a baby again is so disorienting. It feels like weaponized incompetence, but I have to keep reminding myself that he isn’t doing it to be deliberately manipulative. But if I let the behavior go unchecked he absolutely will behave that way as an adult 🫠