WHERE ARE HIS PANTS???!???
It’s been a day that is feeling like three.
Since my little hazel eyes opened this morning it has been a battle of wills with Jeremiah.
- He’s been sneaking downstairs in the middle of the night to play playstation. I bought a new doorknob for the basement door that locks.
- He broke into the medicine cabinet and stole Gabe’s PSP. Not sure what to do about that one. The stinker jimmied it with a screwdriver. Darn you Walmart and your cheap filing cabinet locks!!!
- He hid his pants. So he went to church in his PJ’s.
- He hit his head against the wall. I held him in a basket hold until he was ready to cry and ask me for a hug.
- He is being loud and obnoxious and laughing hysterically. I am trying my best to ignore his behavior and keep his older brother from strangling him.
I am doing my best to think like some of the great moms I have met through their blogs. Moms like Christine and Lisa. Any help, moms?
Lord, please give me wisdom and patience. Thank you for the wonderful women who prayed over me today. Please be my strength.
Blessings!
Hannah
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Ah, yes. Battle of the wills. Love it. Not so much
I suggest always doing the opposite of what your gut tells you. When he refuses to dress, compliment on his lovely pajamas and tell him that even though everyone else will think he is ridiculous, you think he is adorable and love him no matter what
My middle child is fond of hitting his head against the wall. Hard. He has dented our sheetrock in many places. I hold him, too, when he does it. It will eventually get better.
TTops used to sneak out in the middle of the night ALL the time to do stuff…not usually as innocent as playing video games either…usually sinister. We got an alarm for her door and she doesn’t sneak anymore.
Good luck. Every kid is like a puzzle, trying to figure out how to put it all together to help them best
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I agree with “Tiruba,” in that this is a classic battle of the wills. It is a battle that you MUST win. So far, it sounds like the incidents have been like the winds in a summer thunderstorm, “light to moderate with occasional high wind in squalls.” I would suggest that you make a detailed plan with him ahead of time, in his more rational moments, and then enact the plan that he helped create when he crosses the line of respect and obedience. I did this recently with a second grader, and the fact that he helped create the plan defused the “me against him” mentality.
Love forever, Dad
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