School Age and Summer... Vent

[craftymissbeth]

Today wasn't much better

I HAD to get him out of the house, so my mom took him swimming. Yeah, I realize he was rewarded for horrendous behavior, but I have the weekend to hopefully straighten this out.

It's not the only issue I have with him... his behavior is terrible with me anyway... and I am hell bent to set him straight. This was just the last straw and a huge eye opener for me

[Josiegirl]

Five and 6 yo's are so hard. I am no help because the only one I have that sleeps is a year old. No one else sleeps, even the 2 1/2 yo. I let them watch a video, look at books or do puzzles. If I'm lucky I get 30 minutes of quiet(er) time. Oh for the days when the kids were all younger and would sleep 2 hours. It was bliss.

Is he jealous of the dcks? Just curious if something like that might be going on?

[craftymissbeth]

Five and 6 yo's are so hard. I am no help because the only one I have that sleeps is a year old. No one else sleeps, even the 2 1/2 yo. I let them watch a video, look at books or do puzzles. If I'm lucky I get 30 minutes of quiet(er) time. Oh for the days when the kids were all younger and would sleep 2 hours. It was bliss.

Is he jealous of the dcks? Just curious if something like that might be going on?

That's something I've considered. It's always been just us (and DH heh ) so I have to expect some sort of adjustment period. I've only been doing this for a little while.

With that said, though, he has major behavior issues with me. And me only. I know for a fact that it's my fault... I have fertility issues and just getting pregnant with him was a miracle... and then him surviving as a preemie... and I've let that be my excuse for allowing bad behavior. And that's wrong.

So I have babied him. And let him get away with too, too much.

I just need a behavior adjustment for myself so that we can fix this.

[Cradle2crayons]

That's something I've considered. It's always been just us (and DH heh ) so I have to expect some sort of adjustment period. I've only been doing this for a little while.

With that said, though, he has major behavior issues with me. And me only. I know for a fact that it's my fault... I have fertility issues and just getting pregnant with him was a miracle... and then him surviving as a preemie... and I've let that be my excuse for allowing bad behavior. And that's wrong.

So I have babied him. And let him get away with too, too much.

I just need a behavior adjustment for myself so that we can fix this.

I had to do the same adjustment when my daughter was little. She was a miracle baby too and her constant health issues and hospitalization a didn't help her behavior.

I nipped it in the bud. And I'm so glad I did.