My middle child, Jazmin, is 7, appears in my avatar pic actually was diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder at age 5. Her dad has same thing, so probably inherited. Hey some people believe there's really disorders like that and some people believe they just need a good butt busting. Trust me, she's had her fair share of the butt bustins! I totally understand where you're coming from, she has a real problem with listening. She does take medication but still acts out quite a bit, even at school. Nothing serious just stuff that gets on your nerves. Her and I are currently having issues with the silver phoenix I got from you. She's in her own cage and when you open the top, she's quick to jump out the door and although I know to watch her and am quick enough to catch her, Jazmin isn't. Several times I've caught her having to chase her down before the dogs notice she's free and grab her or also she's a little rough with her sometimes. She's been told REPEATEDLY to leave her alone and not open the cage. She's been sent to her room and had YES A BUTT BUSTIN (not afraid to say I do it) but continues to get her out of the cage when no one is around to help her. That's just one of the many issues I have with her, the most common one is lying either to get someone else in trouble or to try to keep herself out of trouble. Her and I have gone round and round since she was 2. And no, before anyone says it, it's not my parenting skills because I have a 12 year old that besides the occasional back talk is an excellent kid. The 11 month old, little too early to tell yet. But I do set limits for my kids, there are consequences for their disobedience but with Jazmin, just lost sometimes at what more I can do. VERY FRUSTRATING!!! So sorry about the chick. Are they in pens? Maybe you could get a lock. That's what's I'm gonna do with the phoenix. Hang in there!
