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<blockquote data-quote="lovejud" data-source="post: 154874" data-attributes="member: 4789"><p>Thanks all for the responses. I do realize it has progressed to a power struggle. I know that I have to knuckle down and not give in. But those first few days sometimes up to a week of "adjusting" can be trying for me. I don't care what he does really as long as he is in his room and not too loud. His sister is next door and we don't want her woke up. He does listen to a CD to help wind down. He can chose from a library of appropriate books on CD or wind down music. We go into our room if we are watching t.v. The biggest issue is my newest baby is at 7 weeks in the crying stage and we have to walk her around to soothe her. Even if we stay in our room you can hear her across the house. And when you add difficult child's 5th request for something on top of the crying baby, the t.v., and husband's "I don't know what to do to calm her down"--I get exasperated. I might institute a bedtime pass again. I got the idea from somewhere that he was allowed one pass to get whatever he needed and then he had to turn the pass in and stay in his room. This way he had the choice for whatever and control of what was going on. He did sometimes take advantage of that as well. But not as bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovejud, post: 154874, member: 4789"] Thanks all for the responses. I do realize it has progressed to a power struggle. I know that I have to knuckle down and not give in. But those first few days sometimes up to a week of "adjusting" can be trying for me. I don't care what he does really as long as he is in his room and not too loud. His sister is next door and we don't want her woke up. He does listen to a CD to help wind down. He can chose from a library of appropriate books on CD or wind down music. We go into our room if we are watching t.v. The biggest issue is my newest baby is at 7 weeks in the crying stage and we have to walk her around to soothe her. Even if we stay in our room you can hear her across the house. And when you add difficult child's 5th request for something on top of the crying baby, the t.v., and husband's "I don't know what to do to calm her down"--I get exasperated. I might institute a bedtime pass again. I got the idea from somewhere that he was allowed one pass to get whatever he needed and then he had to turn the pass in and stay in his room. This way he had the choice for whatever and control of what was going on. He did sometimes take advantage of that as well. But not as bad. [/QUOTE]
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