One instance:
My kids start getting baths at 7p. A friend of my son's showed up last night at 6:55. I told them both when he got there that they had 10 minutes. At 7:05, I told friend that it was time for him to go. I then made children continue with their regular routine. It being a school night, there's no negotiation.
Second instance:
My kids wanted to go over to a friend's house. My son and his friend didn't want to be "responsible" for little sister. That's acceptable. I walked her down the street with them to get a chance to talk to the friend's mom. We're planning a block party late June and I wanted to set a date. I'd only PLANNED on being there 30 minutes. Then I'd figured daughter and I would head home and cook dinner. Son could then follow a bit later to eat. Son had wanted friend to come eat dinner. Friend's mom said "no, not tonight". Instead offered to let both kids spend the night Friday. Acceptable alternative. I ended up staying (due to discussion of party) longer than planned. So I brought both kids home. I then expected both kids to eat dinner when we got home. My son refused. Various other issues came up, I ended up leaving the room to keep from strangling son.
THose are just the latest incidents. This has been going on for at least a week. I told my son tonight that if his attitude continued and I decided it was because he wasn't sleeping well enough, his bed time would become earlier (7:30p). If it still continued, we'd set bed time to 7p. After that, I'll take him to a doctor to make sure it's nothing physical. Argh. I want my sweet boy back.
I know you're not supposed to argue with your younger kids. It's hard, though, not to. I want him to understand WHY I do things and that sometimes it's just because "I say so".
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