Right now I have my handsful with my 7 year old son. Out of all my 4 kids I never had much problems with them as my little boy who seems like he is 5 at times.
Many of the times I have to constant watch him and kids his age are calmer and are aloud to go to places on their own like to friends or parks.
Right now I don't feel ready for him Where my son always has to be watched when he plays indoors or outdoors, we do not allow him to go to a friends or to a park himself because of his mean behavior and starting a fight, or getting the neighbor mad because of him yelling a bad word to them as you can see I never get any rest. Even at bedtime I have a hard time. I usually have to shut off all the lights to get him to sleep or he'll be up late then I feel tiered and another busy filled day ahead. But When his father is at home hes a good boy, but with my husbands job, he is not at home much it gets a bit stressful as its hard to find a sitter and a good sitter to handle his behavior too or I will have a neighbour complainging your son did this and that.
And When he plays with other kids including his siblings he is mean and finds it funny and keeps fighting and will not stop. I always have to rescue someone with him trying to lay on them, kick them, jump on them or whatever. He lost friends beacause how he is like. He is nice too but a lot he finds everything funny when he is being mean. I think he has that I am a big boy tough image. I just hope he doesn't turn in to a bully or already is. I am trying very hard to get him out of this or it will be much worst.
I used many methods of discipline like timeouts, groundings, and taking things away. But I always have to battle with him for him to do them like putting him back in his spot and he just becomes meaner with hitting and saying I am not your son anymore or I hate you and I tell him I love you. Sometimes I have to hold him down or he'll hurt someone when he is mad or mad at me hurting a sibling.
I try to keep him busy by doing things but he has a short tension span. I try to read but he doesn't want to listion to the story sometimes. I even make him homemade play dough, taking him to the park, building with him, playing with his cars with him, and just show my full attention to him and sometimes I feel I give him more than my other kids itès a bit of a stressfull situation.
I will say though I try to use a calm voice and don't spank even if it edges me sometimes I try to stay calm. I feel guilty if I do try to spank and could have my neighbor's complain like calling Children Aids and all I am doing is trying my best to control my son. I have tried to spank a few times to see if it helps but all he does is laugh and finds it funny. But I've been thinking of taking him to my family doctor for some advice, maybe he will think I can not handle him but I try my best, but don't want him to go on any meds because of the problems I have heard about them.
This little man sure keeps me busy daily with all his energy.
Is there any suggestions.
2006-08-02
05:46:41
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