Ryan had a hard time listening when he was around 2 year old. Then things were great, now he is 4 years old & change.. and what the heck has gotten into this kid...
It all started last week, he just stopped listening, almost as if I am not even in the room period. Like I am talking to a wall. -OR- like I am talking to a teenager!!! I will ask him if he can hear me, Excuse me Ryan I will say and I try to say it calmly .. nothing,. THEN he starts not listening in public, he is out of control.
Restaurant last night - crawling under the table, throwing things, standing up, whining like you wouldnt believe (and that is every day )....running around practically knocking over waiters.... Ok,,, so maybe he is tired??? Excuse after excuse me and Dh have... but its a problem,
Gymnastics, running everywhere not listening to anyone - including the teachers (for the 1st time) Out of no where, opened the gymnasium door and ran into the lobby and HID so by the time I ran out there I had to LOOk for him. Put him in timeout. Didn't phase him. Oh, he must be hungry,,, another excuse.
Went to Lowes - he was just not listening there either. We finally told him if he did not listen, he wasn't going to toast marshmallows at his grandparents tonight... he was ok then for a little while but we had to keep reminding him.
Then, the straw that broke MY back ... Scott was upstairs with Aidan, Ryan was in the kicthen which is being remodeled and isn't safe so I went in to check on him and told him about safety and for now if he is in there to ask me or Scott to come in ... he tells me he is going downstairs to play so I am in Aidans room and Scott is in our room... and our security system goes off... RYAN WALKED OUT THE DOOR OUTSIDE ALL BY HIMSELF> I ran downstairs and outside and I couldnt find him, then I saw him in the backyard...
I never yell at him and I yelled at him so much and pulled him inside and told him how mad and scared I was that he did that, and why it wasnt safe - WHY DID YOU DO THAT!!!! He said he went outside to tell Daddy, he heard a chainsaw and thought it was Scott... it wasn't and regardless he can not just go outside by himself ... I also told him next time he does something THAT bad he will get a spanking... which is something I only believe in for emergencies....THANK GOODNESS for that alarm or we wouldn't have KNOWN we would have thought he was in the playroom. I told him and DH NO MARSHMALLOWS tonight, Ryan cried, and I told Scott I do not care HOW much he cries, not marshmallows, cookies, cake, or ice cream at his parents...
> Guess what? Talked to Ryan before and he had marshmallows.... THIS KID WILL NEVER LEARN IF HE HAS NO CONSEQUENCES
Have I mentioned the words and attitude coming out of him??? And I dont think this has anything to do with Aidan, he is all over with love for him and asking him to be everywhere...
Someone tell me if this is just 4 year old behavior???
It all started last week, he just stopped listening, almost as if I am not even in the room period. Like I am talking to a wall. -OR- like I am talking to a teenager!!! I will ask him if he can hear me, Excuse me Ryan I will say and I try to say it calmly .. nothing,. THEN he starts not listening in public, he is out of control.
Restaurant last night - crawling under the table, throwing things, standing up, whining like you wouldnt believe (and that is every day )....running around practically knocking over waiters.... Ok,,, so maybe he is tired??? Excuse after excuse me and Dh have... but its a problem,
Gymnastics, running everywhere not listening to anyone - including the teachers (for the 1st time) Out of no where, opened the gymnasium door and ran into the lobby and HID so by the time I ran out there I had to LOOk for him. Put him in timeout. Didn't phase him. Oh, he must be hungry,,, another excuse.
Went to Lowes - he was just not listening there either. We finally told him if he did not listen, he wasn't going to toast marshmallows at his grandparents tonight... he was ok then for a little while but we had to keep reminding him.
Then, the straw that broke MY back ... Scott was upstairs with Aidan, Ryan was in the kicthen which is being remodeled and isn't safe so I went in to check on him and told him about safety and for now if he is in there to ask me or Scott to come in ... he tells me he is going downstairs to play so I am in Aidans room and Scott is in our room... and our security system goes off... RYAN WALKED OUT THE DOOR OUTSIDE ALL BY HIMSELF> I ran downstairs and outside and I couldnt find him, then I saw him in the backyard...
I never yell at him and I yelled at him so much and pulled him inside and told him how mad and scared I was that he did that, and why it wasnt safe - WHY DID YOU DO THAT!!!! He said he went outside to tell Daddy, he heard a chainsaw and thought it was Scott... it wasn't and regardless he can not just go outside by himself ... I also told him next time he does something THAT bad he will get a spanking... which is something I only believe in for emergencies....THANK GOODNESS for that alarm or we wouldn't have KNOWN we would have thought he was in the playroom. I told him and DH NO MARSHMALLOWS tonight, Ryan cried, and I told Scott I do not care HOW much he cries, not marshmallows, cookies, cake, or ice cream at his parents...
> Guess what? Talked to Ryan before and he had marshmallows.... THIS KID WILL NEVER LEARN IF HE HAS NO CONSEQUENCES
Have I mentioned the words and attitude coming out of him??? And I dont think this has anything to do with Aidan, he is all over with love for him and asking him to be everywhere...
Someone tell me if this is just 4 year old behavior???
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to Scott and his parents.
