My sons are 6 & 8. When we go places people tell me I have such good and well behaved kids, but at home it's a different story. In the mornings the six year old won't get up for school. I don't want to be late for work so I give in and get him dressed my self. When they get home from school they throw their jackets and shoes on the floor. When I tell them to put them away , they ignore me. They won't clean their room, they talk back, they yell at me, they fight with each other, they eat in their room, and if I buy them something, it's either broke or lost the next day. I feel like I am constantly YELLING at them and I don't want to be that kind of parent ,but it's the only way they'll listen. Now the yelling hasn't even been working. I've taken away the t.v, x-box, put them in the corner, sat down and had a eye-to-eye conversation with them, spanked them, offered allowence and nothing works. Please give me some suggestions on what I'm doing wrong.
2006-12-10
05:13:01
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Bernie
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