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Learning bad habits! UGH!
Asked Nov 24, 2009, 08:00 PM
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12 Answers For those of you that don't know I'm visiting my sister for about a month. She lives on the west coast and I'm on the east coast so we don't get to see each other as often as we like. Anywhozzils, she has two boys and they are pretty good kids but then again not. The whine a hell of a lot, and I mean a lot. The oldest boy is 5 and has to have things done a certain way or he cries and throws a tempertantrum, he does that a school too. The other one is 2 as well and he has his moments as well but he's not as "bad" as the 5 year old. Now Rachel, I'm not saying she's perfect she has her moments, but generally she is an easy kid to deal with! Now she's starting to whine a lot, bite, push, scream and just getting all those bad habits. It feels like all my parenting has been flushed down the toilet. I'm just so angry! Like I want to shove that 5 year old and tell him off. I know how immature but that's how I feel.That's how much he frustrates me! I don't know what to tell my sister. I told her a couple times that she she should let go and stop mommying them but she just brushes it off and then gets mad when her boys disobey her. I'm just ugh angry, frustraded and annoyed. Help me! |
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| This will pass - once you get home and back in your routine. Having said that, at 2 she is going to start trying to figure out what she can get away with. She WILL push your buttons. Right now, she sees her cousins acting badly AND getting what they want - so she is giving it a try. Just stay consistent with her. As long as YOU don't change your way of doing things - she will figure out that while it may work for the cousins and their mom - it will NOT work for her and her mom! Good luck! | ||||
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| Muddy, My mom always tells me that children unlearn things, so it is up to us to help them unlearn the bad habits.As others said, they will pick them up from others,if not relatives then school friends and playmates. Takes a while for them to get it right, mine is four now, but some days I wonder who's kid is she, and feel like pulling my hair out in frustration. Good luck with parenting. . | ||||
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| Have a good time with your sister and her children. These are the times to make fond memories. Whatever bad habits she picks up, you can undo when you get home. I picked up a wonderful book called "Have A New Kid By Friday" by Dr. Kevin Leman. I never have been a big fan of child rearing books, but this guy is great. It teaches kids that B isn't going to happen until A happens first. It sounds like your sister could use a copy. I wish you the best. | ||||
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