Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 seldom has meltdowns anymore - or more like rages. Today I asked him to put his coat on to go see Grandma so I could help my Dad with a project. Usually he loves seeing " Greema " but he refused to put his coat on. I told him " You have a choise. You can put your coat on or timeout. " He got mad and said " NO and a bunch of stuff I couldn't understand. So he was put in timeout. For five minutes he raged and yelled at me. He gets so frustrated because he can't put his words together. I did catch " I no like you " a few times and " I no like timeout! " When his five minutes was up I gave him a choise again " Put on your coat or timeout " . He got madder. He ended up in timeout for 15 minutes. I managed to keep my calm. Brought in firewood and did a crossword puzzle. Super Nanny would be proud and I think God was pleased too. I called my mentor during this time. She is a senior in our church who ran a daycare for many years. She said that when your child says he hates you that means you are doing a good job holding your ground. Of course if it crossed over to abuse that would mean I was doing a bad job. No abuse! When all was done I gave him a big hug and told him I loved him and then he put his coat on and we fed the animals. Well I fed while he played in the hay. But that is okay. I'm wore out. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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