That's it really.
ATM we're trying the star chart method and if I'm honest it's a total waste of time.
DS1, who was 6 last week is such hard work. Having Ds2+3 togther is a doddle compared to DS1 alone. When they are all together the noise, fights, arguments, etc etc etc is ridiculous. What my neighbours must think of me and my attempts to quiet them I dread to think.
I hate to say but Ds1 is the main problem. He just does not listen until I'm screaming his name at him. Then he'll stop whatever it is but 2-3 minutes later he's doing it agian. It's almost like he just can't control himself. Ds2 does this too but not nearly as bad, I hate the thought of all 3 being like this eventually. It seems they(ds1 mainly but ds2 sometimes) have no respect for me and at 6 and almost 4 that horrifies me.
Dinner time is a mine field EVERY SINGLE NIGHT and I've tried ever way to tackle the problem. He'll swings on his chair, plays with his food, he eats painfully slowly (even DS3 finishes before him), Ughhh I could go on and on. I loathe dinner time and feel like I'm constantly wasting my time cooking nice dinners when every night it just ends up with a fight about "can I stop now?" "how much do I have to eat" "I don't like that" "I can't eat " It'd be easier feeding them crap every night.
I just don't know what to do anymore. I've run out of ideas.
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emmatmg · 10/05/2005 12:16
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