Aaaagggghhh! DS1 (aged 7) is in the middle of a major tantrum, and I?m just after some moral support. He came home from school very ?high? ? they had been indoors all day because of the rain. He then played nicely ? if a little loudly ? with a friend after school on the PS2, until it was time to go to karate, at 4.45.
Unfortunately getting him out of the house usually involves lots of reminders and prompting, as I asked him to get ready, he snapped and spoke rudely. I told him that he was speaking unacceptably and it immediately escalated from there with him shouting loudly, I tried to catch hold of him to calm him and my nail caught him ? I?m currently being accused of ?attempted murder?
He is now in his bedroom, with no karate. He is major meltdown/shouting/screaming/ throwing things, appealing for sympathy, and coming down regularly to complain and shout some more. I am staying calm (I am, I am, I am!) and sending him back each time. It?s been nearly an hour now. Please tell me something sensible.
(The hardest thing is knowing that if I had overlooked it and taken him to Karate, he would have been fine after some exercise and fun. But I know that I can?t ignore the way he was speaking to me ? he has, of late, started to speak back a lot more, particularly when excited.)
As I write, we have just moved to lots of tears from upstairs, feeling sorry for himself. our house is not a happy place this evening.