Any one with tween or teen difficult child's have any words of wisdom when it comes to creative/non-violent negative re-enforcements, (besides time-out) for blatant rule breaking? I am trying to get away from any type of physical enforcement (not that I beat him, or anything, but I do physically pick him up and place him where he needs to be when he won't cooperate) before he gets much older. He is four now, and I am afraid of the day he is too big for me to "handle" At home it is a little easier, because I can take away toys/privileges, etc (not that that always works) but if he is acting out in public, and we need to leave, and he is older, how can I get him in the car? Is there anything I can do now that will make it easier later? Or am I just hopelessly naive?
Espoir
Me: late 30's RN
Husband of fifteen years: early 40's engineer
well-behaved 9 year old daughter, and completing our family
one little imp, undiagnosed, age 4
