kingrose021
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Not my kid, but I am related and see him on a daily basis. (cousin living in the same house).
He's 5 years old. Has two siblings. His own DS, Vita, Playstation, WII... over 50+ own games for all.
He gets so aggressive over the simplest things. No gummy snacks left, no ice cream, no chocolate, somebody taking "his" (living room) TV away from him when playing video games, somebody not playing with him, somebody not watching him play video games...the list goes on forever.
He's gotten to the point (2 years ago, maybe 1 1/2), where he is hitting, kicking, screaming.. he picks up the nearest item and throws it at whoever. I've been the victim many times. I've gotten bruises, even blood before. These recent months, he's been attempting to go after our dogs and injury them now (they're tiny dogs). When he's mad, he kicks them. All the mom does is pull him away and say "now, don't hit the dogs", each time it happens, which has to be over 10 times now.
His siblings are both over 15+. They've told me many times that they get under the weather due to the lack of time their parents want to spend with them ever since their little brother came. They are also victims of his aggressiveness. One attempts to play with him, while the other keeps their distance and avoid conversation at all times. I just witnessed the other day of the sister asking if they could take a vacation (even showed them a presentation), and the mom and dad both say no yet they have the money. When she walked back to her room, she brought up the fact that she'll be gone for college in three years and they'll regret not wanting to spend time with her. At that point, I was pretty angry with them.
With the video games, that's all he wants to do. Everytime I try to bring up "starting education, or being outside" with the parents, it's ignored. Not to forget the fact that they allow him to play M rated games that include guns, fighting, and vulgar language. One thing that really gets me mad as well is the fact that the two older siblings (15+ with jobs!!!), are not allowed to have a phone yet the 5 year old gets all these game systems?
No time-outs, no anything. Just "don't do that again's".
Overall, I'm pretty confused and upset. There's an aggressive 5 year old, and two older siblings who don't feel like they're apart of the family anymore. Is there any way or advice I could give to these parents to help them?
He's 5 years old. Has two siblings. His own DS, Vita, Playstation, WII... over 50+ own games for all.
He gets so aggressive over the simplest things. No gummy snacks left, no ice cream, no chocolate, somebody taking "his" (living room) TV away from him when playing video games, somebody not playing with him, somebody not watching him play video games...the list goes on forever.
He's gotten to the point (2 years ago, maybe 1 1/2), where he is hitting, kicking, screaming.. he picks up the nearest item and throws it at whoever. I've been the victim many times. I've gotten bruises, even blood before. These recent months, he's been attempting to go after our dogs and injury them now (they're tiny dogs). When he's mad, he kicks them. All the mom does is pull him away and say "now, don't hit the dogs", each time it happens, which has to be over 10 times now.
His siblings are both over 15+. They've told me many times that they get under the weather due to the lack of time their parents want to spend with them ever since their little brother came. They are also victims of his aggressiveness. One attempts to play with him, while the other keeps their distance and avoid conversation at all times. I just witnessed the other day of the sister asking if they could take a vacation (even showed them a presentation), and the mom and dad both say no yet they have the money. When she walked back to her room, she brought up the fact that she'll be gone for college in three years and they'll regret not wanting to spend time with her. At that point, I was pretty angry with them.
With the video games, that's all he wants to do. Everytime I try to bring up "starting education, or being outside" with the parents, it's ignored. Not to forget the fact that they allow him to play M rated games that include guns, fighting, and vulgar language. One thing that really gets me mad as well is the fact that the two older siblings (15+ with jobs!!!), are not allowed to have a phone yet the 5 year old gets all these game systems?
No time-outs, no anything. Just "don't do that again's".
Overall, I'm pretty confused and upset. There's an aggressive 5 year old, and two older siblings who don't feel like they're apart of the family anymore. Is there any way or advice I could give to these parents to help them?