Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
He peed on the floor!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 96181" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Making him clean it up is good consequencing.</p><p></p><p>I wish I could tell you what I think he could be thinking - but this is just too far out of left field for me. I do remember having big problems with nightmares and night terrors and I would be anxious about going to bed in a dark room. My sisters didn't help, one especially took great delight in scaring me even more. But if my parents had let me have a reading lamp it would have made a huge difference.</p><p></p><p>What did he say he was afraid of? Even if it was only a bluff, you can call the bluff by finding a way around the 'fear'. Such as a reading lamp for fear of the dark, or a search of the wardrobe plus locking it up with the key, if the kid has seen "Monsters Inc" too recently. Door closed, door open, light on, light off, window open, window closed - let him have some control over his environment and ask HIM for solutions to reduce the fear. What does he expect you to do? Allowing him to stay up (which you said is what you think he's after) is no solution, because if you get over-tired, the nightmares are worse (speaking from experience).</p><p></p><p>And to pee on the floor like that - pure spite, revenge for not getting his own way.</p><p></p><p>He does sound like a troubled soul, with a great deal of stress. I'm really not sure what more you can do. You do seem to be doing things right, but that's not a guarantee that the kid is going to be OK.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 96181, member: 1991"] Making him clean it up is good consequencing. I wish I could tell you what I think he could be thinking - but this is just too far out of left field for me. I do remember having big problems with nightmares and night terrors and I would be anxious about going to bed in a dark room. My sisters didn't help, one especially took great delight in scaring me even more. But if my parents had let me have a reading lamp it would have made a huge difference. What did he say he was afraid of? Even if it was only a bluff, you can call the bluff by finding a way around the 'fear'. Such as a reading lamp for fear of the dark, or a search of the wardrobe plus locking it up with the key, if the kid has seen "Monsters Inc" too recently. Door closed, door open, light on, light off, window open, window closed - let him have some control over his environment and ask HIM for solutions to reduce the fear. What does he expect you to do? Allowing him to stay up (which you said is what you think he's after) is no solution, because if you get over-tired, the nightmares are worse (speaking from experience). And to pee on the floor like that - pure spite, revenge for not getting his own way. He does sound like a troubled soul, with a great deal of stress. I'm really not sure what more you can do. You do seem to be doing things right, but that's not a guarantee that the kid is going to be OK. Marg [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
He peed on the floor!
Top