Topic : 05/20 The Dr. Phil House: Brat Camp

i have 4 kids (ages 15-9), not all angels by far but not one throws a temper tantrum. they would'nt dream of it. i know this for a fact because i have never thrown one for them to learn. my advise to all those parents out there who are too exhausted to cry yourself to sleep is this.... sounds simple but it is not. go to walmart and buy a hamper with a lid on it, and a frisbee wrap it up in gift paper and place on the table for when the child gets home.when he/she asks what the gift is for reply this is a gift for US. explain that each week 1 gift will be bought (not buying attention dont think that, im very against it...read on...) each night a chore is given to BOTH child and adult to do together, start off with small chores , get the idea of  the game in their head easily. now the kicker you have to help with the chore everytime!! then when the chore is done the child gets one hour with you. no cell phones, no tv, no work, no bills, nothing!!!  if he doesnt do the chore you go out side and toss the frisbee to yourself for 30 minutes and come in and say wow that was fun! hopefully tomorrow you can join. during this game time you can not ridicule or be negative in anyway!!! if the child even tries to be rude stop the game!  i am not saying this will cure all but im telling you, 3 of my kids have ADD/ADHD it makes a huge difference. all they need is 1 on 1 time  where they are safe. later put a pen and paper in the basket get creative.

the child can not use the toys,books,cards  in the basket outside of your "fun" time togher. you can never break the rules  or your child will 2 times more.

when my son who is severly head strong like his mom has a hard time  in life it is amazing how throwing a ball around and not pushing him to talk gets him talking. good luck and remember how you treat them now is exactly how they will treat you when you are elderly and the rolls have switched

I have to agree with you!  Parents are so scared now to displine their children.  I have 4 young boys and my 2 oldest have been spanked and when the 2 youngest are old enough they will be as well if needed.  It is not abuse it is discpline that EVERY child needs!

Just my opinion!

At this point is doesn't matter that Noah is on national tv, his classmates I'm sure are perfectly aware of his issues. Did you not hear that he has been written up in school 5 times already and that he hit the principal? I do not think they are as clueless as you think. As a matter of fact they also talked about how Noah blames everyone else for his problems, he's aways right and everyone else is always wrong, not just his mother. Don't throw Dr. Phil under the bus over this, I don't believe he's doing this for ratings, he's actually trying to help these people. They just never understand what he has to say. And yes, some of these kids are in fact brats! Ethan anyone? I do think Wendy has some parenting issues and I think I've made it pretty clear in my posts about it, we lost a child also but you can't stop living and you have to be there and be strong for your other children who are still with you. And one more thing about Wendy on the airplane, why did she reuse to turn her music down when Noah asked? She is very childish and brattish herself. She lowers herself to a child's behavior. I'm not throwing her under the bus either but she needs to earn her son's respect. Normally I would NEVER say this because I feel that children need to respect their parents, but when she lowers herself she loses respect. Dr. Phil always provides counseling (for free) and I'm sure he will offer it to these family's as well. It's up to them to take it and learn from it.