Babysitter or Mother ????

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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....

Boy do I know how you feel. I love love my 4 yr. old but have a hard time liking him at times. Lucky thing he has several good qualities to make up for the ugly things he says and does. When he was barely 3 he really started driving me nuts and I didn't know what else to do. I found Love and Logic classes took one, then another for more help, listened to tons of cd's and have been using it ever since. Justin's a bright kid with lots of tricks up his sleeve so I've always got to be on my toes. It will be interesting to have him as a teenager. Well, check it out. There's a link way down on the right side of my blog that has a clip of a video you should watch to see if it's for you. Good luck... don't give up, just yet at least! :)
not sure what to tell ya. i think kids all go through phases. i do know that one of the best things i have done is to just start taking things away. throw a tantrum? no tv. be disrespectful? no fun for you. when i used to watch kids, i would do the same with them. take the things away that they care about the most and let them know they can earn the right to have those thing by behaving the right way.

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!


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