DS1 is 7
DD is 5
DS2 is 3
The boys are very naughty at the moment. DS2 pushed a boy at playschool this morning and wouldn't say sorry. I had to make him when I picked him up. He had also pushed DS1's teacher this morning and later was pushed by someone else at playschool.
I have been too soft I guess thinking he is still really young but I guess that is where I have gone wrong. Again.
DS1 back chats every time I speak to him. He gets stroppy when I ask him to do his homework, won't do it carefully and then gets mad when I make him do it again. I feel almost like I have given up as this has been going on for a while and I can not get them to just do as I ask without a big fight (not literally).
I have recently got a higher dose of AD's and feel better except for all this.
They have no respect for me, walk all over me and it is no fun.
I sent DS1 to bed at 5.45 yesterday and just kept telling him to go to bed when he was trying to show me things, argue, etc, as I needed him to see I was being serious. I just find it hard to know what is fair consequences and keep some kind of control.
They could get away with stuff if the rest of the time they were behaving but when one never gets any good behaviour it is hard.
Treats/withdrawal of things doesn't work as they don't remember and it just carries on again.
DS1 is an angel at school.
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imnotmamagbutshelovesme · 12/11/2008 14:09
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