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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 4434" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Suz,</p><p></p><p>Maybe I am on the wrong track--not in general--but about language. In our house, the "freakins" and the "sucks" are better than some other options. However, even tho' I wrote this to share "success," we are notably lacking in success in changing his "annoying" behaviors within our house, i.e., language, deliberately annoying easy child, not bathing, etc.</p><p></p><p>If I said (nicely) to MrNo, "please don't use the f word in that way," he would respond with a torrent of f--ing this and f--ing that and have a mini-meltdown about freedom of expression guaranteed under the constitution.</p><p></p><p>Since he never uses inappropriate language outside the house, at least in the company of adults--I don't know about kids--I'm sure he joins in at whatever level the conversation sinks to--I'm not as concerned about this behavior as you might think. Also I really can't figure out how to change these annoying behaviors without backsliding to a place I don't want to go. Would our house be more "peaceful" in the Asian sense of the word without the bad language and bickering? Definitely yes. Would our house be more peaceful if we tried directly to end his "control" over his own mouth? I know it wouldn't so Basket C for language issues, etc. seems to work for now.</p><p></p><p>I guess my fantasy is that at some time in the future we will all sit around laughing and say, "rembember when 'f--ing" was the only adjective in your vocabulary?" Ah, dreams.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 4434, member: 284"] Suz, Maybe I am on the wrong track--not in general--but about language. In our house, the "freakins" and the "sucks" are better than some other options. However, even tho' I wrote this to share "success," we are notably lacking in success in changing his "annoying" behaviors within our house, i.e., language, deliberately annoying easy child, not bathing, etc. If I said (nicely) to MrNo, "please don't use the f word in that way," he would respond with a torrent of f--ing this and f--ing that and have a mini-meltdown about freedom of expression guaranteed under the constitution. Since he never uses inappropriate language outside the house, at least in the company of adults--I don't know about kids--I'm sure he joins in at whatever level the conversation sinks to--I'm not as concerned about this behavior as you might think. Also I really can't figure out how to change these annoying behaviors without backsliding to a place I don't want to go. Would our house be more "peaceful" in the Asian sense of the word without the bad language and bickering? Definitely yes. Would our house be more peaceful if we tried directly to end his "control" over his own mouth? I know it wouldn't so Basket C for language issues, etc. seems to work for now. I guess my fantasy is that at some time in the future we will all sit around laughing and say, "rembember when 'f--ing" was the only adjective in your vocabulary?" Ah, dreams. Martie [/QUOTE]
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