Today I am so overwhelmed. Not with three boys, just one. Landen. He is the cutest, sweetest little boy. He is also a tyrant! I am having a hard time knowing as a parent how I should handle him. So any advice please! Here is the run down for bath time tonight. Now this all happened within about 30 min. I have all 3 boys in the tub. Wash all of them, then get Crew out. Cody & Landen always stay in and play until the water is cold. I leave them unattended but I am in the next room. I can hear everything that is going on. Usually! I am getting Crew dried off & lotioned up. I can hear a lot of commotion in the bathroom and I know something is up. Then just as I am finishing with Crew and about to go check on the boys, I hear Cody yell to me that Landen just threw 2 rolls of toilet paper in the bath. WHAT!!!! I go in there and Landen is on the counter, crouched down next to the sink. I have no idea what he was doing nor did I ask. I grabbed him and threw him in his room. Let me remind you that this is not his first offense of the day. We are on like the 10th! I am getting Crew's diaper changed when I then hear Cody say Landen just threw a towel in the bath. What the crap! He was supposed to be in his room! I freak, grab him by the arm and throw him back into his room. Yes people, I threw him in his room, technically the bed! I am so mad, so done, so can't wait for Matt to get home and rescue me. While Landen is in his room he proceeds to do more damage. He covered one of his books with stickers. They did not come off easily. The book was new so I am a little ticked about that. Then he opens the door and says to Cody, "I just broke your ship!" Cody had left a Lego ship he had built in the room. I have nothing left in me. I don't know what to do or how to handle it. This is how my entire day has been. I typically have trouble with him several times everyday! So anyone, please, please give some advice as what to do. What am I doing wrong here? I don't like who I am when I get mad at him. I don't know how to get threw to him either. He seems to not care about what I think or say to him. Matt has named him Captain Destructo.
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I am so sorry! Chase is often like this as well. I think sometimes it is because he just wants to push my buttons and other times I think he wants some attention and the only way he knows how to get it is by being bad. Maybe try putting him in time out where you can see him. Lately I've been putting Chase on the stair by the kitchen so I can keep an eye on him. If he is really throwing a fit I put him in his room for his own safety and my sanity. Maybe Landen is feeling left out because of all the attention Crew needs. When you are nursing, maybe let Landen curl up next to you and you could read him a book. Maybe you already do that, but I know that always helped with my kids when there was a new baby in the house. Have him be your little helper whenever possible. Try to make him responsible for what he's done. If he puts stickers on the book, make him take them off. If he throws stuff in the bath, make him get it all out. If he breaks Cody's lego creation, make him apologize and see if he can put it back together. I hope some of this helps. I know how frustrating a little fireball can be. Hang in there, hopefully it is just a phase he is going through. Hopefully with the warmer weather being outside and running around will help to get all that energy out. :)
I wish I could hepl,but as you know I don't have any experience.
But I always watch super Nanny,she always knows what to do.
Oh my, sounds like 3 little boys I used to know! Michael, Mark and Matt did the whole toilet paper in the bathtub thing once ... only it was a whole lot more than 2 rolls. I was ready to do some bodily harm when Jay's uncle (who had just stopped by at the right time) said ... "get your camera and take a picture ... it will be funny later" He was right and he probably saved me from some jail time that night. I love the advice from Mauri ... ususally when they're the most unloveable is when they need the most love! Hang in there mom, you can do it. Stickers on a book won't matter years from now, but a little boy who knows his mommy loves him will. And, watching Super Nanny is a good idea too!!! Just think of the stories you'll have to tell some day! Love you so so much!
G. can get crazy like that sometimes and he usually just needs some attention. It is really hard being the middle kid. I know you are really busy with the other two, but making time each day to spend just with Landen, no Cody or Crew around, can make a huge difference. Even 15 minutes of uninterrupted mom time will help a lot.
Cal Hal Runkell.. or buy the book scream free parenting. I want to get it myself. Ill go with you!
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