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I might choke my kid, like seriously
He got kicked off the bus AGAIN yesterday. This time for 5 days. So Chris has to drive him to school and I have to pick him up everyday for the next 5 days. All because he cant keep his little hands to himself. Messing around and wrestling with another student. He didnt hear the bus driver tell him to stop so off the bus he goes, this is strike 3. Strike 4 gets him a car trip to and from school everyday for the rest of the year. Which in turn means I loose my lunch hour for the rest of the year to leave work early to pick him up. He dosent understand how important Mr. Jacks job is. He dosent realize that by him acting up it puts everyone on the bus in danger. He can be told this time and time again, but he hears it, understands it, but turns around and does it again. He is one of the most impulsive people I know. His father being #1. Chris doesnt mind driving him to school because it makes him feel like the "carpool dad". Plus he reams him out everyday on the way there with the hopes that he behaves all day. But hes been acting out in school too. Getting in trouble every single day. So for the next 7 days, Chase will not watch tv, play video games, play on the computer or with his friends. He will spend his afternoons in his room reading and doing his homework and some other little projects I found on the internet to occupy him. If we ever decide to not have another child, Chase will be the prime reason. UGH!!!!!!
Re: I might choke my kid, like seriously
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man that is a bummer. hopefully it doesn't come down to you having to drive him to and from school every day.
do you think he's acting out for any particular reason? I know you said that he was joking about how you were going to be making babies while you're on vacation, but do you think that maybe subconsciously he doesn't want you to have a baby because it might "replace" him - which obv. it won't, but kids are funny sometimes.
Just a thought (my teacher brain working here)
Can the school put him on a behavior report that after so many days of good behavior he gets something special- maybe just a special treat or extra tv time. Even have him make a list of things that he would like to earn and then have a deal where 3 days of good behavior equals a treat and after this is accomplished a few times increase the number of days. I have done this with few of my students and it has helped and this way he also chooses what he wants to earn. I hope this helps
Those are great ideas Terri. I like being able to give him the option to choose his rewards. I dont limit his TV time now because since its getting warm hes outside a lot, but when he comes in he does sit around for a few hours watching tv. I usually dont limit the time because thats the time I use to cook dinner and get things ready for the next day. Maybe that would work since its a short term goal. I think maybe the things we give him liberal leave with now we need to tighten the reins on. TV, the Nintendo DS, computer. I cant limit the time he spends outside. Hes an outside kid and needs it. Being outside to him is like therapy.
I think playing outside is part of life. I think that is part of the problem with children being so over weight. They stay inside watch tv and play video games all day long. They don't get up and run around outside.