Babysitter or Mother ????
I'm having such a hard time being a MOM !!!! I feel more like a Babysitter than a Mother lately !!!! Caden is really testing my patience !!!! I try to teach him fun and exciting things and do projects with him, and he just doesn't want to listen to me. Then going to Church yesterday was really hard. Caden was throwing a Tantrum like a Two year old the whole time at church. He has a hard time going to Primary, he is the child that you can hear screaming at the top of their lungs in the hallway !!!! It's really hard for me to be in the Primary Presidency also because I have to be in there at the same time he is and he just wants my attention the whole time. I feel so bad for my Dear Friend Krista who is Caden's Teacher. Every Sunday she has to hold him in her lap until he calms down.
Then at Home we struggle at Dinner time and Bed time every Day. I told Lee I just want to give up on him. He has no respect for the both of us. Caden loves to feed off our anger and frustration when he gets into trouble. I try to stay calm and collected during these frustrating times, but I find my loosing control.
I need to find some help !!!!! I need some ideas !!!!
If you know of anything that works, Let me know and I will try anything !!!!
I'm also trying to find Parenting Classes to take. If you know of any good Classes let me know also too !!!!
PS: Don't get me wrong Children always go thru these stages, it just feels like Caden's has been forever.
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We all go through this with our children! It's not just you!! Once pre-school starts Caden will be back in a good routine and will have something to do with his time. Right now...It's summer and they get bored VERY EASILY...
And...it's TOO HOT to go anywhere so we all feel COOPED up in our homes....
Caden isn't the only one at church...It's just that you notice him more because he is your kid....
I recenlty put a post on my blog (from another blog that I read) I think I'm going to try that with Kobe. That way Kobe has some fun things (or rewards) to look foward to...and maybe some consequences if he does the wrong thing..
Don't give up!!! He is a great kid...Soon he will be in Kindergarten and you won't even remember these hard times you are going through...
And if....all else fails...Just call me on my cell and you can vent to me...It will help you get it off your mind...calm you down....My phone is always on...
Maybe we all need to have a family night with our kids...that would be fun..Let all the kids get together and totally wear themselves out so that they will just crash when they put there heads on the pillow....
i think caden is testing your patience because he can. if kids think they can push your buttons to get their way, they will. kids are pretty smart - they can be master manipulators! i know with zack if he throws a fit, i start to ignore him. he gets really mad and can get loud but when he sees that i'm not having it, he stops. another thing i do is to just take them out of the situation. we have left play dates, being out to lunch, stores, etc. at the drop of a hat.
the five love languages of children is a really good book to check out too.
parenting is hard business, i tell ya!