My friend and I were driving home and took a long route, to see the city lights, from the new mountain road. The long route was 10 minutes up the hill and back down.
My friend's thirteen year old son did not want to go. He was in a hurry to go home and play computer games. He argued, sassed, anddemanded we not go the long way. When he was told it wouldn't take long and he would be home in 15 minutes, the kid began screaming and crying like he was in severe pain. He was wailed so loudly...for 7 minutes and would not stop. He was sitting behind me. I hope I didn't get ear damage...my ears hurt today.
(Isn't it strange for a kid who is almost 14 to have a screaming, crying temper tantrum when he doesn't get his way?)
2007-04-14 12:26:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
One of the nice things about being an adult is that you can choose who you ride with.
I'll assume you'll not be riding with the son again.
2007-04-14 12:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Stuart 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the kid has always been allowed to have these tantrums, it will probably continue. If it was a first time then I would be alarm. Either the child has a real problem. Or the parent needs to become a parent and do something about his childs behavoir. This is a teenager now, not a two year old. He should not be allow to ever scream into someones ear, or in a car when someone is driving. This could have cause more then a ear ache, it could have caused a accident. And as far as punishment goes, there wouldn't have been a computer when he got home. No excuse for his actions.
2007-04-14 14:54:50 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Green Eyes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So what did your friend do? Anything? Reinforce the behavior, give a consiquence for the behavior, ignore the behavior???
As their friend, and not the parent of the child, you can do nothing really, except to let him not ride again in the future.....it is up to the parent to do the parenting.....if there is any.
It sounds like that familiar cycle that some parents get into when their kids are young....the kid acts out, the parent gives in, so they stop, thinking they are in control by getting the kid to stop doing what their doing....but don't realize they have conditioned their child to act out everytime they want their way, so the parent will give in to get them to stop........
Without the parent changing their parenting skills......nothing will change. And the kids will probably repeat the cycle when they become parents......being it is the only way they know.
Frustrating ah? Steer clear if you think you are going to change any of that. Parents will defend their form of parenting to the death! You will pull your hair out in the end.
Good luck though.......I think I would evaluate how important this friendship is.
2007-04-14 12:44:14 · answer #3 · answered by Roni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know much about hearing loss. If your ears continue to hurt, see a doctor.
About the kid screaming with a crying tantrum- Could he possibly have autstic behavior? Or, is he is very ill mannered and spoiled? A doctor can decide which it is.
2007-04-15 18:16:16 · answer #4 · answered by Rosee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I truly have 2 youthful little ones, one is 4 next month, the different is in basic terms 2. They both learnt to talk at very diverse charges. i imagine truly some stress is placed on father and mom to adhere to the "your newborn should be doing this at x months". My son walked at 9 months, my daugher at 13. huge variance there, and both are thoroughly general. My daughter who's 2 can talk in sentences, yet frequently in elementary words my husband and son and that i will comprehend her. She took a lengthy time period to talk, yet at the same time as she did, all of it got here at the same time immediately. My son began plenty in the previous, yet took longer common to get to an identical degree. If his listening to is high quality, and he would not have any actual factors (glue ear, tongue tie etc), then he would in basic terms be a late talker. i does no longer be too worried, the undeniable truth that he's speaking, and making tries to is sturdy, i should be extra worried if he hadn't suggested or a note, or you ought to no longer comprehend what he did say. a buddy of mine had speech remedy for her daughter, she replaced into 3 and nevertheless no longer truly saying more effective than some words. She had some remedy which truly did not look to help a lot. Then some months later, on her personal she in basic terms opened her mouth and began speaking. Now her mum moans she in no way stops. flow for the speech remedy in case your well-being practitioner thinks it really is important, yet i really does no longer problem too a lot. in basic terms make an attempt to communicate and play at the same time with your son, do not attempt to end words or sentences for him, yet make positive he has sufficient quiet time, that he can communicate if he needs. sturdy success.
2016-12-04 01:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is odd! Discipline is key!
Get your ear check, screams can cause some serious damage!
2007-04-14 12:39:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is nto typical behavior for a child of his age. I hope there were appropriate consequences of this behavior.
2007-04-14 12:30:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋