I'm just about at my wit's end with my youngest son. He will soon be 7, & is the most mercurial child I've ever known. He can swing from sweet to vicious in .4 secs. He gets completely unreasonable, stomps around, throws things at times, calls everyone in the house names, screams, you get the picture. I blame some of this on his older brother, who modeled similar behavior to him for most of his impressionable years. He is now going on 12 & getting to where he can be talked to & reasoned with (most of the time). But I can't stand the thought of going through another 4+ years w/ the youngest acting this way. I don't know what to do. Some (like my Dad) say: "Spank them!" -- but if you do that, you risk someone disagreeing with that & calling authorities saying you're abusive. Others say to talk things thru & find ways to help them deal with anger, etc - we try that, but I just don't think it's working. If it is, how do I deal w/his explosions until he matures?
2007-10-05
02:41:34
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Capri
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