So lately (who am I kidding), Ethan has been extremely mouthy and sassy; basically he has been like I was at 14. Paybacks really are hell :-) We have been giving him chance after chance to change his behavior and make better choices, and no dice. He has just kept on with the nasty words and the talking back. Today when I picked him up from speech was the last straw. He has a very bad day and did not keep his hands to himself, would knock down things other kids were building. I was very disappointed, not to mention embarrassed. I am not sure what is going on in his little head ... but whatever it is, is going to get figured out! I brought him home and sent him to his room so Mike and I could discuss what to do; parenting is not easy! We decided the best thing at this time is to introduce being grounded. We took away t.v. all together, he can only watch movies and when we choose, he lost his privilege to play Wii ~ which I think is most effective, and he has lost special treats. All indefinitely until we see a change. He is getting way too big for his britches and we are trying to reign him back in before it gets too out of hand.
Anyways, wish us luck. Any advice is always appreciated and welcomed. Love to you all !
2 comments:
Hey Niki, I don't think E is too young to be grounded. In fact, you might try the "taking everything away and making him earn it all back" method. Or ask him why what he was doing was wrong. If he can't answer, then explain... and keep explaining until he can explain it back to you. These, of course, are just suggestions. Parenting is all about troubleshooting ;) I DID find an excellent website you might look at: http://www.ext.vt.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Docs.woa/wa/getcat?cat=ir-pf-ch-dis
Whatever you do, best of luck and keep us posted :)
Love you!
Geesh....Glad I am not the only one. Let the grounding begin! ha ha...only question I have is...When does it get easier for us? LOL
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