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<blockquote data-quote="Mildred" data-source="post: 88103" data-attributes="member: 4221"><p>Wow! I definitely feel loved and cared for here! Thank you all so much for your input. I am very much on board with the no spanking; you're just all confirming it for me.</p><p>difficult child has 4 nieces (those were their pics in my avatar, but thanks for the warning to get them off. I just never thought of a possible danger there! I chose the duck with 6 ducklings for my 6 kids :smile: ) Anyway the nieces are all 2 and under, and he starts to act like them when he is with them. I don't have to tell you that a big-for-his age 6 year old trying to roll on the floor like a 2 year old or wanting to use a pacifier, trying to lay on mom's lap like a nursing infant - well, he doesn't get much understanding from husband! I try not to make issues of anything I don't have to, though occasionally its a safety issue for the smaller children. So to answer your question, Margeurite, I think he tends to regress to their age, rather than want them to act like him.</p><p>Yes, we celebrated like crazy when he did it in the toilet. I cheer when he just sits, even if he doesn't get anything out. Hey, at this point, I get excited when he goes to kneel on the bathroom floor instead of behind the couch to do it in his pull-up! :bravo: </p><p>I have "The Out-of-Sync Child" and will be checking into the other one as well. I like the idea of regular toileting times...maybe as soon as he gets home from school and then his "bribe" can be the healthy snack he gets anyway. Or maybe I should feed him first since he often has bowel movements after he eats. He's already familiar with using a timer so I can gradually increase his sitting time. He could have another session after dinner once he gets accustomed to the after-school one.</p><p>I really do think that it is mainly a development issue rather than physical and certainly not defiance. Just have to get husband to stop thinking he can "force" it to happen! (husband is really a great dad in many ways - just has a hard time getting past some of the issues involved with having a young difficult child at age 52!)</p><p>Thanks again, everyone - I will be here often, I'm sure!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mildred, post: 88103, member: 4221"] Wow! I definitely feel loved and cared for here! Thank you all so much for your input. I am very much on board with the no spanking; you're just all confirming it for me. difficult child has 4 nieces (those were their pics in my avatar, but thanks for the warning to get them off. I just never thought of a possible danger there! I chose the duck with 6 ducklings for my 6 kids [img]:smile:[/img] ) Anyway the nieces are all 2 and under, and he starts to act like them when he is with them. I don't have to tell you that a big-for-his age 6 year old trying to roll on the floor like a 2 year old or wanting to use a pacifier, trying to lay on mom's lap like a nursing infant - well, he doesn't get much understanding from husband! I try not to make issues of anything I don't have to, though occasionally its a safety issue for the smaller children. So to answer your question, Margeurite, I think he tends to regress to their age, rather than want them to act like him. Yes, we celebrated like crazy when he did it in the toilet. I cheer when he just sits, even if he doesn't get anything out. Hey, at this point, I get excited when he goes to kneel on the bathroom floor instead of behind the couch to do it in his pull-up! [img]:bravo:[/img] I have "The Out-of-Sync Child" and will be checking into the other one as well. I like the idea of regular toileting times...maybe as soon as he gets home from school and then his "bribe" can be the healthy snack he gets anyway. Or maybe I should feed him first since he often has bowel movements after he eats. He's already familiar with using a timer so I can gradually increase his sitting time. He could have another session after dinner once he gets accustomed to the after-school one. I really do think that it is mainly a development issue rather than physical and certainly not defiance. Just have to get husband to stop thinking he can "force" it to happen! (husband is really a great dad in many ways - just has a hard time getting past some of the issues involved with having a young difficult child at age 52!) Thanks again, everyone - I will be here often, I'm sure! [/QUOTE]
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