JKF
Well-Known Member
My god! I feel like it's one thing after another! So, my difficult child#2 has a serious problem with talking back to teachers. He ALWAYS has to have the last word and has an argument for everything! He can control it when he wants and only if he has serious motivation. He always controls it on Fridays because he wants to play his video games over the weekend. So that tells me right there that he does have the ability to control his actions.
Today he got sent to the principal for talking back to not one but two teachers! He argued with the aide the whole way there explaining why he didn't think he needed to go and that it was unfair and on and on and on.....an on! Ugggggggh! He has a behavioral therapist he works with in school but it does nothing. He just promised me that he'll be good tomorrow. He swears! Yeah...I think I've heard that once or twice before.
I'm so so so so tired of it. It doesn't HAVE to be like this! When he's good he gets rewarded and we all get to have a nice night and enjoy each other. Lately it's HELL. My poor husband, who works 16 hour days is to the point where he hates coming home because there's always drama. Don't get me wrong, he DOES come home, he just dreads it and you know what? I don't blame him one bit! I hate it too!!!!
Any advice or suggestions? We're moderately strict and always follow through on punishments so he knows there's no getting away with things here. I just don't know what else to do! NOTHING WORKS anymore!
Today he got sent to the principal for talking back to not one but two teachers! He argued with the aide the whole way there explaining why he didn't think he needed to go and that it was unfair and on and on and on.....an on! Ugggggggh! He has a behavioral therapist he works with in school but it does nothing. He just promised me that he'll be good tomorrow. He swears! Yeah...I think I've heard that once or twice before.
I'm so so so so tired of it. It doesn't HAVE to be like this! When he's good he gets rewarded and we all get to have a nice night and enjoy each other. Lately it's HELL. My poor husband, who works 16 hour days is to the point where he hates coming home because there's always drama. Don't get me wrong, he DOES come home, he just dreads it and you know what? I don't blame him one bit! I hate it too!!!!
Any advice or suggestions? We're moderately strict and always follow through on punishments so he knows there's no getting away with things here. I just don't know what else to do! NOTHING WORKS anymore!