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14 years old and this is normal behavior..NOT
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 315399" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>O quite right!</p><p> </p><p>What I meant is that you don't "tell" difficult child not to do something--you simply remove it. If I was finding food being stashed/stored/consumed in the bedroom (which happened in our household)--after a discussion, and then a warning, and then a "consequence"...it is time to block access to the kitchen--especially at night. </p><p> </p><p>In our household, sneaking food from the kitchen is no longer as issue--not because difficult child has changed her ways, but because she no longer has the opportunity. Yes, it's a hassle living with the locks--but on the other hand, I know that when I buy food, it will still be there when I want to prepare a meal for the family.</p><p> </p><p>by the way--We STILL find food being stored and stashed in difficult child's bedroom....she's getting it from the school. So in addition to locking our own kitchen, I have to do periodic bedroom inspections and backpack checks. There are consequences if I find food/snacks.</p><p> </p><p>So often with our kids, we hope for them to "snap out of it" and start behaving like a "normal kid"....but maybe we just have to reconcile ourselves with "normal for us" ?</p><p> </p><p>If the child cannot/will not change their behavior--we have to respond to that reality.</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyFace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 315399, member: 6546"] O quite right! What I meant is that you don't "tell" difficult child not to do something--you simply remove it. If I was finding food being stashed/stored/consumed in the bedroom (which happened in our household)--after a discussion, and then a warning, and then a "consequence"...it is time to block access to the kitchen--especially at night. In our household, sneaking food from the kitchen is no longer as issue--not because difficult child has changed her ways, but because she no longer has the opportunity. Yes, it's a hassle living with the locks--but on the other hand, I know that when I buy food, it will still be there when I want to prepare a meal for the family. by the way--We STILL find food being stored and stashed in difficult child's bedroom....she's getting it from the school. So in addition to locking our own kitchen, I have to do periodic bedroom inspections and backpack checks. There are consequences if I find food/snacks. So often with our kids, we hope for them to "snap out of it" and start behaving like a "normal kid"....but maybe we just have to reconcile ourselves with "normal for us" ? If the child cannot/will not change their behavior--we have to respond to that reality. --DaisyFace [/QUOTE]
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