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Ds1 has just defied me and gone out despite being grounded

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saltire · 03/04/2008 16:15

He was grounded for the way he spoke to me and behaved alst night. He got changed and went out. I wnet after him,and I'm ashamed to say i was yelling at him in the street. he was yelling back, and I really felt like smacking his hand, that's how angry I was. Anyway he has gone off, with me yellign "you are gorunded for the whole week at granny's" and him yelling "whatever" back at me.
I don't have the physcial strength to go after him.

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Blandmum · 03/04/2008 16:16

Removal of all privileges before he gets back to the house. No TV, no computer, no playstation etc etc. Lock it all away before he gets back.

LynetteScavo · 03/04/2008 16:19

Hw old is he?

jesuswhatnext · 03/04/2008 16:23

i think it was custy who said if they do this, make it bloody hard to get back in!

yeah, it's easy to run off, but being allowed back in comes with some rules and an apology for crap behaviour, i'v taken this tack and it has worked

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saltire · 03/04/2008 16:24

Mb - he has had all those priveleges removed anyway, due to him gougin out bits of the PC table.

LS - he has jsut turned 10.
I also wish eh would sleep longer in the mornings Since easter Sunday he has woken between 4.45 and 5am. I'm sure that is partly (but not completely) the reason for some of his behaviour

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fryalot · 03/04/2008 16:26

I have noticed that dd1 is definitely more "teenagerish" when she's over tired, so getting up so early may well be a factor.

I agree that locking him out may be an option. The only downside of that is if he tries the door, sees it is locked, then just goes off out again.

Lulumama · 03/04/2008 16:28

if he is going to granny's surely she should sned him right back home and back you up?

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saltire · 03/04/2008 16:28

I don't know what to do about the early rising though. he has been like this since he was about 2. Some mornigns he lasts till 6.30, but the majority of the time it is between 5and 5.30. He often wakens his brother, then they argue which wakens me!

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saltire · 03/04/2008 16:29

lulu - we are all going to granny's. its a 7 hour drive now, so not like we can go for the day! We are going for a week.

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Lulumama · 03/04/2008 16:30

sorry, i thought he was off out there by himslef!

LynetteScavo · 03/04/2008 16:38

Oh, blimy..not much older than my DS1.

He obviously thinks you are bing far to harsh on him.

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