ok slight exaggeration about the house smash but he is massively overtired today i told him to go to bed at seven (his usual time for school nights i give him a little longer on weekends)
he has had a really bad day discipline wise and has already had toys removed due to this so bedtime comes and he argues with me constant no and attitude refusing point blank to do what i ask him to do (he has been like this all day touching everything in the shop when i ask him not to pushing his brother over three times in the pool when asked not too running off in a busy town so i chase him and lose my place in the queue) i get him to bed calm him down he asks for warm milk i send that up with my dd (i have three children 15 yr old dd 6yr old ds1 and 2 year old ds2) he throws it at her saying he doesn't want it
he begins kicking his bed loudly and slamming the stair gate around he wants the warm milk back we take it back he slings it down the stairs bangs off again (its seriously loud too i feel sorry for the neighbours listening to him banging the door slamming the stairgate and screeching like he is being slaughtered) this time he is thirsty dd takes him a drink he throws it all over her begins slamming the stairgate again ive now removed the stairgate
any clues what i can do now im loathe to punish him with more toy removal as i think it gets counterproductive when he is tired he is now crying occasionally and bashing things around should i just leave him to wear himself out or is there a better way
ive been consistant with him telling him his behaviour is not appropriate and i will not tolerate it ive not shouted not hit him or anything but ive removed him and put him back in his bed repeatedly he is wearing me out now
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advice for an overtired six year old smashing my home up
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chickenfuckingpox · 04/07/2015 19:50
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