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I can't really talk about the *actual* discipline cause well, sometimes ppl don't like the reality of parenting....
Cant do that with BamBam yet. He's only 2...so he's just testing his wings. Working on the "I dont want to" and the "NO!". Plus I cant be everywhere at once.
Chatterbox got a full 45 min time out today. He threw a FULL tempertantrum, which he knows ends up with soap in the mouth. He tore apart his room TWICE while in time out. The MIL was actually worried the neighbors might call the cops because of the SCREAMING (that happened a lot with my younger sister) I think a cop showing up might do good. The right cop might be willing to scare him into compliance, or just say "You need to be nice, police officers don't like it when you are bad"
My sister was a tempertantrumer until she was ~12, and her kiddo pyscologist told us to keep gallons of water in the fridge to shock her out of the "working herself up" or the "self-perpetuating cry". I havent done that with Chatterbox, but he did get threatened with the shower head when he was in the tub for soap in the mouth. Then he cleaned up his room (again) and had to say sorry to everyone.
WHY can't we beat our kids? If a tree falls in the woods, and it doesn't leave a slap mark, does anyone hear it?
...Ok I am just kidding, but GOOD GRIEF I know why people might feel like that is the last resort at times.
My friend's mom kept the pitchers of water in the fridge for his tantrums... then she made HIM refill them and put them back in the fridge... I think she only had to do that for a month or two before he caught on.
My kids have been leaving toys EVERYWHERE. At the end of the driveway, in the chicken coop, in the cow pasture, in the bathroom, on the table, on the stairs.... so last night I started picking the toys up and hiding them. I said that every time I have to pick up a toy that isnt where it belongs it will disappear. They did a really fast lap around the house grabbing things to put in the toy box... really big eyes and quiet mouths the whole time.
