michelleann
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I have a 6 year old little boy who has never been "normal" or "right" from a very early age, im going to copy a snippet from our normal daily routine, could you tell me what you think:
Wed 3rd Nov 2010
0630 0730
I woke to find Daniel playing his DS downstairs; I explained to Daniel we dont play the DS in the mornings because he has to get ready for school. He refused to give it to me, I gave him 2 warning and told him if I have to ask again I will put him on the naughty step for 6 mins, still refused, I took the DS off him, he started having a tantrum and threw magazines across the living room, we put him on the step for 6 mins. Tantrum continued but now he wanted breakfast, he calmed down and I did him ricecrispies which he ate, I asked him to get dressed which he did in his own time.
Just before leaving the house he decided he was still hungry and wanted ice cream, I explained he couldnt have ice cream because ice cream was for after tea not breakfast this triggered another tantrum, I offered him an orange which he didnt want. On leaving the house he decided he did want an orange which he ate in the car, tantrum stopped by the time we got the childminders.
All this made me late for work.
1730 1930
I picked Daniel up from the childminders; he informed me that Daniel has been hiding soiled pants in the school toilets. When I asked Daniel why he replied I dont know I explained to Daniel that if he tells a teacher when he has an accident he wont get into trouble he said he knows as the teacher tells him that.
On the way home Daniel asked to play on his DS I said no because as he knows we dont have the DS during the week (it causes to many problems) this triggered a tantrum which continued till we got home, I warned him if he carried on having a tantrum he will have to go on the step for 6mins. He didnt stop so we went onto the step.
When going through his coat pocket I discovered that Daniel has taken another toy from a child at school, I have given up asking why he does it because he has two answers
Daniel then started watching cartoons till his tea was ready.
Daniel sat down to eat his tea which was spaghetti hoops, Yorkshire pudding and curly fries. Daniel doesnt usually have curly fries so refused to eat them saying he didnt like them, we managed to convince him to eat one with a promise of custard afterwards he did but with a small tantrum. He then wanted his custard this caused a small tantrum because he didnt want the powder made custard (usually has the tinned custard) I said if he tried it but didnt like it he could have some ice cream instead, he tried it and liked it, but decided half way through that he wanted ice cream. I said no as he was eating the custard, this caused a huge tantrum we asked him to stop and warned him about the step .he did not stop so we sat him on the step he carried on having a tantrum and ended up sitting on the step for about 20 mins until enough was enough, I carried him upstairs. Undressed him and put him in the bath. He carried on having a tantrum, crying that he wanted icecream, after 20 mins in the bath the tantrum stopped and he played. At 1930 it was time to get out of the bath and get into bed, we had a small tantrum because he wanted to stay in the bath but soon came round when I reminded him if he doesnt get out of the bath he wont get his bedtime story.
He got into bed and I read him Lazy Jack again! I went downstairs and he was asleep with in 30 mins.
Wed 3rd Nov 2010
0630 0730
I woke to find Daniel playing his DS downstairs; I explained to Daniel we dont play the DS in the mornings because he has to get ready for school. He refused to give it to me, I gave him 2 warning and told him if I have to ask again I will put him on the naughty step for 6 mins, still refused, I took the DS off him, he started having a tantrum and threw magazines across the living room, we put him on the step for 6 mins. Tantrum continued but now he wanted breakfast, he calmed down and I did him ricecrispies which he ate, I asked him to get dressed which he did in his own time.
Just before leaving the house he decided he was still hungry and wanted ice cream, I explained he couldnt have ice cream because ice cream was for after tea not breakfast this triggered another tantrum, I offered him an orange which he didnt want. On leaving the house he decided he did want an orange which he ate in the car, tantrum stopped by the time we got the childminders.
All this made me late for work.
1730 1930
I picked Daniel up from the childminders; he informed me that Daniel has been hiding soiled pants in the school toilets. When I asked Daniel why he replied I dont know I explained to Daniel that if he tells a teacher when he has an accident he wont get into trouble he said he knows as the teacher tells him that.
On the way home Daniel asked to play on his DS I said no because as he knows we dont have the DS during the week (it causes to many problems) this triggered a tantrum which continued till we got home, I warned him if he carried on having a tantrum he will have to go on the step for 6mins. He didnt stop so we went onto the step.
When going through his coat pocket I discovered that Daniel has taken another toy from a child at school, I have given up asking why he does it because he has two answers
- he doesnt know
- because he doesnt have one of those
Daniel then started watching cartoons till his tea was ready.
Daniel sat down to eat his tea which was spaghetti hoops, Yorkshire pudding and curly fries. Daniel doesnt usually have curly fries so refused to eat them saying he didnt like them, we managed to convince him to eat one with a promise of custard afterwards he did but with a small tantrum. He then wanted his custard this caused a small tantrum because he didnt want the powder made custard (usually has the tinned custard) I said if he tried it but didnt like it he could have some ice cream instead, he tried it and liked it, but decided half way through that he wanted ice cream. I said no as he was eating the custard, this caused a huge tantrum we asked him to stop and warned him about the step .he did not stop so we sat him on the step he carried on having a tantrum and ended up sitting on the step for about 20 mins until enough was enough, I carried him upstairs. Undressed him and put him in the bath. He carried on having a tantrum, crying that he wanted icecream, after 20 mins in the bath the tantrum stopped and he played. At 1930 it was time to get out of the bath and get into bed, we had a small tantrum because he wanted to stay in the bath but soon came round when I reminded him if he doesnt get out of the bath he wont get his bedtime story.
He got into bed and I read him Lazy Jack again! I went downstairs and he was asleep with in 30 mins.