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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 153423" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Welcome to you both. There's a lot of different ways to parent kids and what works for one can totally bomb with the next. </p><p> </p><p>Lisa, what I'd suggest is deliberately not make it a battle because sometimes that really knocks the wind out of the sails of a little guy who wants to be in control. He might be a little young for this but tomorrow night (or tonight if you're still up) don't fight him. Take him to his room and tell him he can change clothes, read books, or play quietly in his room and when he's tired he should climb in his bed and go to sleep. It doesn't work with every kid but with some just the fact that you gave up control allows them to give up the fight. You achieve the same goal of getting him to sleep (or whatever) but you go at it a different way. </p><p> </p><p>If that doesn't work, there's a natural product called Melatonin that a lot of parents here have used with very few reports of side effects. I'm normally hesitant to suggest taking something for the little ones but I'm comfortable with this one. Melatonin is given 30 minutes before bedtime-it helps calm and allow them to get to sleep but won't keep them asleep. </p><p> </p><p>My child needed huge amounts of flexibility--firm and consistent amped up his behavior big time. Check out the thread at the top of the board about the book The Explosive Child and pick up a copy for yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 153423, member: 701"] Welcome to you both. There's a lot of different ways to parent kids and what works for one can totally bomb with the next. Lisa, what I'd suggest is deliberately not make it a battle because sometimes that really knocks the wind out of the sails of a little guy who wants to be in control. He might be a little young for this but tomorrow night (or tonight if you're still up) don't fight him. Take him to his room and tell him he can change clothes, read books, or play quietly in his room and when he's tired he should climb in his bed and go to sleep. It doesn't work with every kid but with some just the fact that you gave up control allows them to give up the fight. You achieve the same goal of getting him to sleep (or whatever) but you go at it a different way. If that doesn't work, there's a natural product called Melatonin that a lot of parents here have used with very few reports of side effects. I'm normally hesitant to suggest taking something for the little ones but I'm comfortable with this one. Melatonin is given 30 minutes before bedtime-it helps calm and allow them to get to sleep but won't keep them asleep. My child needed huge amounts of flexibility--firm and consistent amped up his behavior big time. Check out the thread at the top of the board about the book The Explosive Child and pick up a copy for yourself. [/QUOTE]
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