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Disipline and Tantrums

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DS is speech delayed and I am just about to run out of things to discpline him. It sounds like I have to wrestle DS to seat him in his carseat. He throws a fit because he wants to drive our car.

I have explained to him that only mommy and daddy drive the car but that does not seem to work. THis happens at drop off and pick up from daycare.

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    Whoops! Sorry for spelling and TIA!
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  • MirandaHobbesMirandaHobbes member

    All you can do is continue to be consistent. DS went through a phase where he wanted to get into the front seat. I never let him- I just snatched him up and wrestled him into his seat. Turns out my husband had been letting him do this every single day- he would let him get in the front seat (with the car off) and play with all the buttons. DUMB! So DS was getting mixed signals. I told DH to knock it off, and after awhile he just got used to the idea that it's not allowed.

    We went through a tough stage with DS where he just didn't understand the concept of first this then that. We basically had to  wait it out until he had the maturity to understand that, yes, we have to go to the grocery store, but after the grocery store we are going to the beach. Before he reached this maturity all he thought was that there would be no beach because we had to get groceries.

    Good luck- tantrums are tough when they just don't understand. At DS' school they are used to this so they tell kids if they want to be sad, that's okay- but they have to go to the couch to be sad. So they go and cry for a bit and get it out and then rejoin the group when they're ready. I do this with DS now. I tell him it's okay to be sad/upset, but he has to do it in his bedroom. It's not a punishment per se, but an opportunity for him to cool off and get it out of his system.

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  • finsupfinsup member

    How about a reward system?

     If you get into your carseat you get x?

    I have been able to get DS to do things I never thought he'd agree to with the promise of a hershey kiss.

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