I dont know what to.do. im at the end of my tether with him. He is.8 and has always been a.handful. since he was three, he has caused us so much stress. He is hyper. Hes very impulsive. I think we need to speak to our nurse abiut getting him assessed.
Anyway we recently moved house and he has a new little bunch of friends. Today he stole a lighter from our house and lit a piece of paper from a skip alight and it went up in flames. My partner had to call the fire brigade (my partner is actually a firefighter hinself but it was too big by the time he found out). My son denied any involvment at first but his friends said it was him and he eventually gave in. His friends had also lit an abandoned unbrella alight and told him they wouldnt bebe friends with him if didnt light something. Im not blaming them, he is my concern and he has to take responsibility for himself.
The fire brigade put out the fire and no one was hurt thank god. The skip is burnt out but usable again I think.
I dont know where tohe even start with my son. Our initial reaction was to punish which we have started, firstly he was not aloud to go trick or treating and secondly he is grounded for the week. I dont know how to deal with him. He is constantly up to no good. Nothing this serious has happened before. His usual anticts would be for example robbing sweets from.our press wheb told not to, writing his name on his bedroom furniture after being told repeatedly not too, running off on us when out shopping etc. We have two other boyd who of course act up but respond to discipline. There is just no talking toto ds1. I feel we have tried so many things and nothing helps. Im so upset. I just feel like we have failed him for him to be capable of behavibg like this.
We have friends in the police so I am considering askin them could they arrange for a policeman or woman to come to hosue to shock him.
He has such a lovely side to him. He is very kind to younger children. His teacher comments every year how kind he is to his classmates. He is so generous and appreciative. But then the devil side of him comes out and he can be so bold.
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Threeboysandus · 31/10/2017 20:59
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