Topic : Things That Worked For Us

Ok,im at a complete loss 

I have a son that is 3 1/2 and a daughter that 6 months. 

My son has over the last year became very trying(for lack of a better word), 

-He constantly cries over everything 

-never does what hes told,ever 

-Wont listen to simple requests(quiet ,go sit down etc.) 

-Always screaming demands 

-gotten sneaky and hides to do things hes been told not to do 

Now i know most of you are thiking,typical child,so whats the problem? 

I think it might be me, 

Ever since my daughter has been born ive lost all patience with my son,i get irritated really really fast and i cant stop it.I yell and scream,and ive even started to slap his thighs or upper arms in anger. 

Hes now started to repeat things  ive said to him and redirect them back at me,which is really not helping the situation. 

Im not sure what to do,sometimes i wonder if its possible that maybe it could be Postpardem since i have recently given birth (6 months ago) and i am also very emotional and can cry at nothing (and do!).When i had my son and daughter i had baby blues but they went away. 

Im not scared i'll hurt him physically (other that the odd slap to the leg/arm),im worried that he is picking up on my anger and is showing it now himself. 

I dont know what to do,i recently moved to a new city and know nobody and have no family here so i have nobody to talk to about it and i know if i did i would end up breaking down crying. 

My husband is also starting to show frustration at my sons behavior but hes not here during the day when my son and i battle. 

Anybody kinda understand , have gone through this or have any advise? 

I need to learn how to correct my sons bad behavior with patience.......how though? 

I need help!  I have a step son that moved with my husband and me in April.  He is nine.  On his last report card, his grades went from A's and B's to B's and C's.  He has "needs improvement" on everything including "effort and attitude".  We sit down just about every night and have homework time.  We've taken away privilages such as watching television.  My step-son lied just last night about having homework.  My husband and I don't know how to go about making my step son care about anything other than sports. 

I have a 19 month old son, I am in need of advice from those of you "wiser" ones ;) I am at a loss for ideas for disciplining, he is getting into the terrible twos, throwing fits, pulling hair, throwing things and otherwise doing things he knows he's not supposed to do. He doesn't act up ALL the time, just sometimes, and when he does I had tried time out, first I started with a minute, set up a good time out place in his room.  

I was concerned about having to make him stay put (due to his age) so I set up an old playpen (that he never uses anymore) to use as time out, the first few times he would cry, then he stopped. I tried increasing the time to a minute and a half and that didn't work either. He doesn't have anything to do in there but yet it seems like its a game to him, sometimes I even go back in to get him and he doesnt want out!!!! What a punishment, huh.  

I have been trying spanking his butt, he can't really feel it since he has a diaper on, and that seems to work. He stops what he's doing, lays on the floor, throws his fit like he's upset because he was told no and I walk away. He normally doesn't go back to that behavior immediately. The problem I have with that is I don't want to teach him it's ok to "hit"  

Anyone have any other  ideas????   

I have three girls ages two, four, and six years old. They are all wonderful girls. However, my four year old Samantha is quite the handful. She says very mean hurtful things to her dad, sisters, and anyone she is around. She hits everyone. She is teaching the baby Faith to do the same things. I don't know what to do anymore. I have tried spanking, time-out, taking away toys and things she enjoys, etc. Nothing seems to work.  

She says things like " I don't love you" "I wish you would just go away" "I hate you." One day we were in the McDOnalds parking lot waiting to get to the drive through and some people walked in front of the car she said "just run them over, I will when I get big." Does anyone else have problems like this? Is there anything I can do to change this behavoir?  

Going crazy mommy 

Lisa 

Somebody please help me!  I feel like I am at the end of my rope.  I have a 20 month old who is in to spitting his milk.  He drinks out of a sippy cup.  Our first change was to only let him drink at the table, no exceptions.  That way he wasn't spitting on the floor or couch.  But he is still doing it.  He spits it on the table and then likes to play in it.  Again, I am right there, and I take the milk away saying, "no spitting" and clean it up.  I know that his attention span isn't too long, so after five or ten minutes if he asks for milk I will give it to him again.  (If he asks for it right away I say, "no, you were spitting.")  I try to remind him and reinforce no spitting before I give it to him. 

I am very frustrated.  This has been going on for about two months now.  And it is EVERY time he drinks- milk or water.  I am getting close to losing it.  Any suggestions?  Anyone been through this?  My 3 1/2 year old never did this.  Please help!!!!!