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AUTHOR: KAJ/SAJ'smomDATE: 03/21/02 7:24pm
SUBJECT: Re: soon to be 4 year old with a severe behavior problem
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AUTHOR: tylersmom21
So, I guess its safe to assume that you are divorced? Well, first of all, I would start with dad. How is your son's behavior when he is with dad? Is he abusive with him as well? I hate to ask it but does dad say negative things about you to or in front of your son as far as you know? Are there any siblings? Is he abusive to them as well? It sounds like you might need some outside intervention. Do you punish him at all? It just sounds like he is "the king of the castle". I am not being disrespectful mom, but has it ever occured to you that maybe you should just spank him one time to see how he handles that? He is continuously abusing you because he knows he can. Maybe if you just dropped his pants and gave him a good wallop on his bum, maybe you would gain the control that is rightfully yours. It worked for me. My 3 yr. old hit me in the face ONE time and ONE time only. I dropped his drawers, laid him across my knee, and WHAP! Sure he cried. He said that he didn't love me. I left him to think (and they do). Then I went to HIM and I told him that that was totally NOT acceptable and that he will learn to respect me as his mother. I also told him that if it EVER happened again, that would be the punishment he would get. So far so good. That happened when he was 2. If you totally refuse to spank, get some outside help. You will definitely need it because it sounds like he has no respect for you. Good Luck.
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