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Willful Disobedience from my 3yo ds. What to do now?
My 3 1/2 yo has always been full of mischief. He is funny and charming and just a very young version of a frat boy at his worst -- complete with burping and farting on command and all of that silliness. He goes full speed all the time and will look me straight in the eye and tell me he won't do something only to do it the very next minute. He occasionally has some remorse when he's done something wrong, but not always. It seems that, more often than not, he is doing what he knows he shouldn't be. He is our middle child, but doesn't seem to suffer from that "complex." In fact, he seems to behave more like the baby. (I'm referring to Dr. Kevin Lehman's Birth Order book, if you're familiar with those descriptions.)
Today he broke a glass vase after dh asked him several times to stop driving his cars over the dishes that were drying on the counter. In the next couple of minutes he pulled the curtains and rod out of the window and then bent the heck out of the rod so it is now completely useless garbage. I was not home when this happened, so I don't know exactly what was going on to preface this behavior, but it is not unusual.
We never seem to be able to get through to him the first time we ask/explain what behavior we need/don't need. Do you have any thoughts and/or suggestions as to how we can deal with our little frat boy without breaking his spirit?
Thanks in advance.
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-Amy!
Breastfeeding advocate and Homeschooling Mommy to  Doodle Bug,  Mack-Doodle, and  Little Bug
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