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<blockquote data-quote="AllStressedOut" data-source="post: 70241" data-attributes="member: 3837"><p>You're not alone in those behaviors! We have to supervise our 7 year old 95% of the time. The only reason we don't 100% of the time is because we are on such a strict schedule. If I didn't have him occupied with something he enjoys doing from the time he leaves his room in the morning to the time he goes to bed at night, I'd still be miserable. We have a hall door that closes this half of the house off from the rest of the house, so when we go to bed at night, we lock it behind us so that our 7 year old isn't sneaking foods he has allergic reactions to, stealing things, leaving the house in the middle of the night, destroying things, etc. When we went on vacation this summer, he snuck out at night and ransacked the kitchen. The next morning we woke up to find him with a face so swollen he could barely see. Something in most sweets apparently causes this, we think food dye. We try to explain it, he doesn't care. If you leave him unsupervised for a second, he'll sneak something. If he's not sneaking food he's destroying things, hitting his brothers, overall just being mean. Lately he's been really good, but only because of our rediculous schedule. Every 30 minutes everyone has a new activity that doesn't involve interacting with eachother unless its family time where my husband and I are involved in the activity. We tried to be sure we had enough things for him to do that he enjoys so he doesn't get bored in his 30 minutes and finds something devious to do. </p><p></p><p>I am sorry you had to find the board, but I'm glad you did. Everyone here is so full of support. I found it in my "desperate hour" too as I'm sure most people did. Welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllStressedOut, post: 70241, member: 3837"] You're not alone in those behaviors! We have to supervise our 7 year old 95% of the time. The only reason we don't 100% of the time is because we are on such a strict schedule. If I didn't have him occupied with something he enjoys doing from the time he leaves his room in the morning to the time he goes to bed at night, I'd still be miserable. We have a hall door that closes this half of the house off from the rest of the house, so when we go to bed at night, we lock it behind us so that our 7 year old isn't sneaking foods he has allergic reactions to, stealing things, leaving the house in the middle of the night, destroying things, etc. When we went on vacation this summer, he snuck out at night and ransacked the kitchen. The next morning we woke up to find him with a face so swollen he could barely see. Something in most sweets apparently causes this, we think food dye. We try to explain it, he doesn't care. If you leave him unsupervised for a second, he'll sneak something. If he's not sneaking food he's destroying things, hitting his brothers, overall just being mean. Lately he's been really good, but only because of our rediculous schedule. Every 30 minutes everyone has a new activity that doesn't involve interacting with eachother unless its family time where my husband and I are involved in the activity. We tried to be sure we had enough things for him to do that he enjoys so he doesn't get bored in his 30 minutes and finds something devious to do. I am sorry you had to find the board, but I'm glad you did. Everyone here is so full of support. I found it in my "desperate hour" too as I'm sure most people did. Welcome! [/QUOTE]
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