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Disruptive 8 year old
I have an 8 year old son who is starting to be disruptive at home. He is the baby of 5 children. He is being very disruptive and is not listening, he says mean things to his and is physically fighting with his 11 year old brother. When he speaks to me or his father he acts like he is 2 years old. We can't speak to anyone else with out him getting in the middle of us and rudely interrupts until he drags us away from them . He is well behaved at school and other people when we're not around. I am not sure what to do for him. He always gets positive attention from us all. Why he is behaving like this I do not know. I'm desperately needing advice, can someone please help?
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It sounds like he is acting out for attention, to me, even if it is negative attention. I say give him the attention through discipline. Correct him when he talks rudely or out of line, find a punishment for fighting, perhaps make him sit in his room or take away a toy or privilege. DO NOT allow him to drag you away from other people, YOU are the adult and the parent, and he is NOT in control and needs to know that, and if he does not listen, don't just continue to give warnings or threaten with punishments, following through will make him realize you're serious and he needs to stop. If he continues to misbehave, maybe he can talk to a professional and they can help guide you depending on why he feels he should or can act out.
All this is just my opinion, but if he is fighting and being mean and being rude, he needs some discipline. |
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I have 3 boys. Our middle boy, age 4, has typical middle child behavior. Despite lots of redirection, he will often exhibit behaviors like your youngest son.
My husband and I are making a conscientious effort to have time set aside for special days... or even just uninterrupted moments for him. Sometimes, its just to share a book, bake cookies, or have an extended 1-on-1 conversation. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. But, wrong or right we are trying to meet what we feel are our son's needs based on inherent parenting notions. |
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