aeroeng
Mom of Three
Thursday difficult child had a blow up and is still mad at husband. Although he has gotten over being mad at me and has decided not to give up his harp, flute and school after all. When he is recovering from a blow up he is frequently mean to difficult child in training. So we kept difficult child in training at a friend's house until Sunday when we all went to my sisters for Easter.
difficult child actually behaved very well, and for most of the day we had a good time. They were all playing foot ball. My dad said difficult child kept trying to change the rules which was annoying but not real bad. difficult child in training became angry and picked up his 5 yr old cousin and flung him down in an attempt to hurt him. (difficult child in training is 10). I made him go sit in the van and think about his behavior. He became angry and took off all his clothing, every stitch. I walked away so as not to give him attention for that one, but his cousins all thought it funny. After a while he put his cloths back on.
easy child worked with him, trying to talk with him and offered the use of his PSP. Which kept him calm for the drive home. Once home he ran away. I told easy child to let him go as he would come back soon, and he did. Once home he announced that he was going to live in the van. I gave him is pillow and walked away. easy child went out and tried talking with him again, which helped. husband came home and took easy child and difficult child in training away. He told me this morning that both are doing well.
Today I plan on leaving work an hr early so that I can spend some one-on-one time with difficult child in training. I am still not sure what set him off, and don't want him to carry it to school. I am also not sure about the stripping thing? Has anyone experienced this with a 10 year old? I have seen it with 2 year olds, but none this old? Is that something I should worry about, or something to ignore?
Thanks
difficult child actually behaved very well, and for most of the day we had a good time. They were all playing foot ball. My dad said difficult child kept trying to change the rules which was annoying but not real bad. difficult child in training became angry and picked up his 5 yr old cousin and flung him down in an attempt to hurt him. (difficult child in training is 10). I made him go sit in the van and think about his behavior. He became angry and took off all his clothing, every stitch. I walked away so as not to give him attention for that one, but his cousins all thought it funny. After a while he put his cloths back on.
easy child worked with him, trying to talk with him and offered the use of his PSP. Which kept him calm for the drive home. Once home he ran away. I told easy child to let him go as he would come back soon, and he did. Once home he announced that he was going to live in the van. I gave him is pillow and walked away. easy child went out and tried talking with him again, which helped. husband came home and took easy child and difficult child in training away. He told me this morning that both are doing well.
Today I plan on leaving work an hr early so that I can spend some one-on-one time with difficult child in training. I am still not sure what set him off, and don't want him to carry it to school. I am also not sure about the stripping thing? Has anyone experienced this with a 10 year old? I have seen it with 2 year olds, but none this old? Is that something I should worry about, or something to ignore?
Thanks