Ok, we normally have a pretty good handle on discipline for my generally angelic 3.5yr old. However, tonight things went pear shaped when trying to get him ready for bed. We have a 2 week old baby & I've had a cesarean birth. I understand things have all been a bit different for ds1, but I'm not willing to allow him to do whatever he likes!
Usually all it takes is 'final warning, this is what I want you to do, 1 2 3, this is what I want you to do' & he does it. On occasion we ask him to stay in his room for 3 minutes to calm down after he's hit/kicked etc or been very hyper & defiant.
It got to timeout in his room stage after him hitting & headbutting me and I had to pick him up & put him there, which obviously is a very silly thing for me to do post cesarean!
Any advice on what I should try instead? I'm increasingly not going to be able to count of Dh to be home in time for bedtime, so am going to have to find a strategy that works.
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Discipline tips please
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Jaffakake · 14/04/2015 19:52
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