he ruined it last year how can i stop him from doing it again
by allmost any means required
2007-12-17 22:03:07 · 32 answers · asked by hywelandcats 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
A:he opened presents that were not his
B:he talked non stop and i mean NON stop
C:he shouted and cryed if he was told not to do something
D:he broke 4 peices of the game "risk"
E:he hit me and the other's repeatedly
F:he threw food
2007-12-17 23:30:12 · update #1
he is my nephew and it is in my house
2007-12-17 23:32:48 · update #2
lol firefly wins-This is not a serious question I gather? You like to stir up masses?O. K. I read what you added. First, I would call up brother or sis & tell em to come later. Tell them you have a surprize. The rest of you enjoy your Christmas-Hide their presents in the bedroom, have dinner fixed when they are due to arrive., tell him that if he isn`t good & eats like a big boy, that you have orders from Santa, that he isn`t supposed to get his presents, unless he does If he wants to know where they are,act surprised when you see they aren`t under the tree.Tell him that you guess santa`s waiting to see if he behaves himself.After you eat -bring the presents out. Good Luck.If your sis,bro gets offended tell.em that you wanted to see,if it was too much stimulation, last year, you wanted her/him to have a longer time celebrating Christmas as a family at their own house.and simplify things at his house so he does`nt get so wound up.Act understanding,chances are sis/bro was probaly embrassed last year. Loved the donut idea -good one lol
2007-12-17 22:54:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One year I knew a kid who sat on all the presents. The mom was drunk and the dad was in la la land. I don't remember him doing anything else the years after, so maybe he grew out of it.
Make him a plate of christmas donuts at the beginning of the night. Tell him he has to be good to get the whole plate of donuts at the end of the night. Everytime he is bad, go take a bite of one of his donuts and moan saying how goooood it is. Tell him you hope he does something again so you can take another bite cause they are just soooooo good.
If he doesn't listen, at least you got some donuts. The other suggestion is to give him some children's benadryl, but only if he's at least 50 lbs. or 6 yrs old (follow instructions on bottle).
2007-12-18 00:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by slgraff✪✪ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, don't wrap his gifts. If he starts acting up, show him what he might get for Christmas, then warn him that ANY trouble from said brat will result in all gifts will being donated to charity. If he gets all pouty, don't cave in - you'll be playing into his hand. Be firm about it. Trust me, once he gets the message that you are serious and are NOT going to play games - maybe he'll get the message. If you really want to humble him, make him go with you - homeless shelters always need things for the kids - and have HIM give the gifts to them and explain to them why he can't have them. If you've already wrapped them and put them under the tree, remove them - that might get him thinking. I'm not trying to be mean here - i have three of my own and have had similar Christmas's and since the law says you can't smack the little jerks, you have to resort to any means you can. Oh, and instead of Christmas dinner - give him a can of beans. If you let him get away with his BS, you're only gonna regret it later. Nip it in the bud.
2007-12-17 22:21:15 · answer #3 · answered by Victor 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
sounds like he needs his little hind end warmed up.
the best thing for you to do is to talk to the child and let him know that his mom and dad might be ok with that type of behavior but at your house it will not be tolerated and let his parents take it from there.
I hate it that people will allow their children make situations so uncomfortable that others have to dread family gatherings
to the point that some will do any thing not to have to be around at these times
and then there are those that say Christmas is for the children, to that I say. They need to remember what Christmas represents. it represent the birth of a child but not a screaming fit throwing child, one that was sent to save us from our selfs.
2007-12-18 04:16:54 · answer #4 · answered by hmm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think what he did last year and work against it by doing things differently. Have presents through out the day so there are treats to look forward too. Let him join in with preperations and if you are having guests have him great them or take a drink request, offer snacks. Make time to play with the new presents and over all relax and have a stressless day. Prepare as much as possible before the day.
2007-12-17 22:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by scragatag 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In my experience, unruly children, become this way only from lack of structure and discipline in their daily lives.
His father or mother should give them a sound punishment. And remove them from festivities till he can act like he has some sense.
If he is a child of your brother or sister, where are they ?
Happy Holidays !
If they met an untimely end, I apologize in advance.
2007-12-18 00:38:37 · answer #6 · answered by dahopdawg 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is not enough information in your question for a decent answer. Is the kid yours? Is it going to be in your home? Where is the parents going to be? How can such a small child have this control in the first place? When was the last time you used the spell checker? Are you really asking a question or just venting?
2007-12-17 22:15:52 · answer #7 · answered by rustyoldma 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Buy him a cowboy outfit, a red indian outfit for yourself, then tie him up to the totem pole...sorted lol
Ok joking aside, the best way to keep a youngster amused (in my experience) is to keep them busy. If he is bored with his gifts already, involve him in the prep for dinner e.g. setting the dinner table.
If there is bad behaviour, you could try distracting him with a game (an adult guest could help here if you have one, as kids tend to be better behaved with other people). Last resort, removing him from the festivities for a short while (naughty step) will teach him that bad behaviour is not going to be tolerated.
(awww bless! I knew at least one humourless person would give me the thumbs down lol)
2007-12-17 22:20:05 · answer #8 · answered by cadenza 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What did he do? Okay, here's what you do... You get him a whole load of colouring books and noiseless toys that will keep him occupied for hours.... Then leave him in the corner with them... Once that novelty has worn off, plonk him in front of the TV with Christmas movies on or else DVDs... All in all, just keep him entertained... And keep him away from sugar!
Whoa just read your edit! I think his parents need to be told in advance, as kindly as possible, that if they just sit back and watch him acting up, you won't be spending Christmas together again. It's not fair to have your Christmas ruined by him, he's not even yours! I ADORE my nephew and 2 nieces, but I sometimes need to remind my sister that they're not mine, they're her's, and if I wanted the responsibility of kids I'd have my own.
2007-12-17 22:07:41 · answer #9 · answered by Ally 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
where the heck where his parents when all that was going on?????!!!!
I`d tell them straight that they need to control their son this year or they`ll have to leave
kids get excited at christmas and yes my 5 year old was a bit of a monkey last year-but hitting you,opening others presents? generally behaving like a little s*** is not acceptable behavior and his parents need to deal with him.
good luck!!
2007-12-17 23:55:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋