He's 2.8yo and has been pretty good up to now...yesterday however he spent the entire day gleefully looking for ways to be BAD. He was chucking stuff, jumping up and down on the kitchen table, slamming doors, not listening to a word I was saying...and in between times clinging to my legs crying for a cuddle.
We don't have any 'sanctions' in place as such as we haven't needed them yet. Naive perhaps but he's a sensitive soul and was always v eager to please.
I've only REALLY shouted at him twice, once for undoing his seatbelt and once for running out into the street. It made a big impact on him but...I don't want to spend all day shouting at him, plus I need to save the big guns for the serious stuff.
Just not sure what to do really...I asked him why he thought I was telling him to stop and he explained it all v well! So he gets that he shouldn't do it.
Bit of background- 4mo DS2 has had health problems which has created a lot of extra stress. Like I say, DS1 is v sensitive and hates hearing his brother cry. He is ill atm and was crying all day yesterday. I was v takn up with DS2 so he was desperate for attention. We were also cooped up in the house and it was stressful so I understand why he was behaving that way. I just don't know whether to be zero tolerance (and how to do it) or to make allowances and help him deal with how he feels...WWYD?
Sorry long & rambly, DS1 screaming on my lap as I type!