Posted By: Jeeperbelle on 2007-12-19
In Reply to: I had one like that - sm - Feel for ya

I did the same thing - getting down on the floor and throwing a tantrum with him, and it was great, and I mirrored (not copied exactly - that only made him worse) his rebellion. It not only caused him to look at me different, it brought me down to his level and gave me new understanding and more sensitive to his feelings. Did this more than once during that short period of time in his life. Also putting them in their own room with the door shut (had to tie the knob shut with a shoe string and a nail - didn't like the idea of locking their door). Have 4 close in age, so different strokes for different folks. God bless you and hang in there!

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