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anyone have an out of control kid? What do you do?

happ17happ17
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So the other day, he falls at daycare in the playground and has a nice shiner and cut under his eye. Apparently, he fell, got hurt, but just got up and kept running like a wild thing.

Last night, he was spinning in circles and jumping in his room before bedtime, and tripped over his own feet and smacked his face into a piece of furniture. Blood everywhere, on him, on me, gushing out of his mouth. Ended up being just a cut, but I was thisclose to taking him to the ER because it looked bad. He cried for like 2 minutes, put an icepack on his mouth, said, ?I happy now mommeee? and started jumping on the couch.

He?s going to kill himself one day. Tell me the energy level subsides once they hit 3. I don?t think I can keep up with him for much longer. He?s incapable of sitting still. He?s out of control.

My babies!! Patrick Aydin, 9.24.07, and Alia Noor, 6.1.11 imageimage
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Re: anyone have an out of control kid? What do you do?

  • KrisBriMcBunnyKrisBriMcBunny member
    That was my oldest lol  He's still like that now that hes 22 yrs old.
    Josh-10/1/87, Brittany 3/9/91, Mandi 7/26/92, Michelle 9/11/06 image I'M GRAPE JELLY- ALWAYS AROUND & ALWAYS THE SAME If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me. For I must be traveling on now. Because there are too many places I've got to see. -Allen Collins & Ronnie VanZant My favorite verse!
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  • mlm1128mlm1128
    imagehapp17:

     Tell me the energy level subsides once they hit 3.

    HAHAHAHA!!!!  I wish.  and when he gets a little older, add in the fact that he won't shut up.  5 hours straight of running and talking EVERY.F*ING.NIGHT.  I need a trnaquilizer gun.

    And I love every second of it, even when I complain.

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  • KoriBrettKoriBrett

    Mine just turned 2.  I'm thinking about getting one of those giant inflatable balls he can just play & roll in.  Kinda like a giant hamster wheel.

    You can get inside this -

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  • happ17happ17

    kori - yes! i SO want to get one of those for PAC. Seriously. Where is that from?

    and CJ - good advice. He doesn't eat sweets really, but does eat a shitton of fruit.

    I thing the issue is he inherited both his parents' type A personalities, DH's compulsiveness and my clumsiness. Not a good combo.

    My babies!! Patrick Aydin, 9.24.07, and Alia Noor, 6.1.11 imageimage
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  • JOEBunnyJOEBunny member
    I would make sure he is getting enough sleep (DD acts like that when she is tired) and that he gets plenty of exercise at daycare.  Some kids need more physical activity to be happy than others.  A walk outside before bedtime does wonders for DD.
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  • KoriBrettKoriBrett

    I've seen them a few places, that one is from Hearthsong.com

    It's 90 freaking dollars though.. and the pump is separate! Indifferent

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  • ZenyaZenya member
    Does he sleep enough?
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  • SumnerBrideSumnerBride

    imageZenya:
    Does he sleep enough?

    This was my first thought too.  DD1 acts like that when she hasn't gotten enough.  Or, when she has had too much junk or sugar foods.

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  • happ17happ17
    I don't know how to define "enough." He takes a minimum hour nap at daycare, they're outside most of the day when the weather's nice, he runs around at home, and he goes to bed between 8:30 and 9 and wakes up at 6:30. I think it's enough, but who knows? He won't go to sleep earlier than that though, and on weekends he only sleeps in till 7:30-8 at most.
    My babies!! Patrick Aydin, 9.24.07, and Alia Noor, 6.1.11 imageimage
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  • nettienettie
    My ds is the same way-2 years old was really bad, three he got a little better,he is now 4, but he is just the kind of person who always has to be on the go..My nephew is the same way-always looking for the next, bigger, better thing to do...My ds's doctor said he is not hyper, but she would recommend getting him into sports...He is currenlty in soccer and then he will have t ball and then swimming again-even tho it is mostly once a week it lets him run around and use up energy...my mom said my brother was the same way and it lasted a long time-well into his adulthood..
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