Help very much needed. Does anyone have any ideas about how to get my five year old son to leave six month old kittens alone?
Unfortunately I thought it was a good idea to get two kittens, which are a lovely addition to my family. The female kitten is very playful and doesn't mind being picked up and cuddled and even likes to chase my son from time to time. The male kitten is not keen on playing with young children and prefers to be petted gently. My eighteen month old son is not a problem at all and is generally quite gentle with them.
My ds is a well behaved boy and although he is naughty like every other five year old boy at times; I usually can reason with him and if I tell him to stop doing something naughty he will usually stop.
He constantly promises that he will leave the cats alone but has become obsessed with them and is unable to keep his promise. He feels it?s his duty to constantly follow, pester and generally annoy them.
It is making my life hell (and probably the kittens lives as well). I really want to keep the cats but obviously if my son continues like this it would not be fair to them. I've tried the gentle approach by talking gently and reminding my ds that it?s not nice to be rough with or pester the cats. I feel that I have tried every approach with him and nothing is working. I'm wondering if anyone else has gone through the same thing with their child and if so how they solved the problem.