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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 514346" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Hope--</p><p></p><p>Hello and welcome!</p><p></p><p>Sounds like you have a very difficult situation going on at home....this is NOT YOUR FAULT, but there are a couple of things you need to get a handle on immediately.</p><p></p><p>#1 - If he is hurting your younger child in front of you then he is also doing it behind your back. The younger child probably feels that you are not able to protect him. This makes him very vulnerable to difficult child's manipulations. in my opinion you need to get a safety plan in place for the younger one NOW (I don't care if that means the younger one is attached to your hip all day long - you CANNOT leave him alone for even a moment if difficult child has access to him.)</p><p></p><p>#2 - "Timeout" is clearly not working. You need to find a different currency with difficult child. (Frankly, I'd be tempted to make the punishment that he "has" to do something with you...then I'll bet he couldn't get away from you fast enough!) But - you need to find a different tactic. One of the things we've done to discipline our difficult child is not to send her to her room - but to lock her OUT of her room. Sorry, you can't get at any of your stuff for xxx amount of time.</p><p></p><p>#3 - Afterschool programs sound like a wonderful idea! You and the little one need the break....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 514346, member: 6546"] Hope-- Hello and welcome! Sounds like you have a very difficult situation going on at home....this is NOT YOUR FAULT, but there are a couple of things you need to get a handle on immediately. #1 - If he is hurting your younger child in front of you then he is also doing it behind your back. The younger child probably feels that you are not able to protect him. This makes him very vulnerable to difficult child's manipulations. in my opinion you need to get a safety plan in place for the younger one NOW (I don't care if that means the younger one is attached to your hip all day long - you CANNOT leave him alone for even a moment if difficult child has access to him.) #2 - "Timeout" is clearly not working. You need to find a different currency with difficult child. (Frankly, I'd be tempted to make the punishment that he "has" to do something with you...then I'll bet he couldn't get away from you fast enough!) But - you need to find a different tactic. One of the things we've done to discipline our difficult child is not to send her to her room - but to lock her OUT of her room. Sorry, you can't get at any of your stuff for xxx amount of time. #3 - Afterschool programs sound like a wonderful idea! You and the little one need the break.... [/QUOTE]
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