Am I the only one who seems to have a child who just simply chooses not to listen?. Both DH and I are getting really depressed and feel that we have run out of ideas to bring him calmly back into the family. Give you an example he will sit in the car chanting repetitively "n n n n La. la la Martian!" Then he will constantly demand attention bouncing on sofas at grandparents (really winds grandpa).....But, other times he can cherubic, a delight with his little sister and does reasonably well at school although he has been on red light during sports lesson. I suspect when he was in la la ditsy mode.....acting like a 4 yr old etc. We do have a situation that we are trying t amend. DH is away in London four days a week so I am single Mum for those days. We do make sure that he is in bed for 7 etc...to keep sleep to the max....Only wish that I cld feel more human but exhausted by him. Any tips?