Problem #2.
Every time my 4 year old, who I've just gained custody of, acts out, he throws things, breaks things, throws things again, slams doors, hits, kicks and bites. His mom and her family who he lived with allowed this, and even (as I see it) rewarded him with icecream, candy, chips and soda, Barney, Wiggles and Nintendo because they thought it "shut him up". Now I have him, and everytime he wants one of these, he acts out. And when I say no, he acts out even more. I've stuck to my guns so far, but at this rate, I'm going to have nothing else left to break. He smashed the TV screen the other day.
How do I curb his bad behavior now, when for four years it's been overlooked and rewarded?
2007-08-17
16:51:46
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Matthew Edwards
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