Q. I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old son, my kids are always at each others throats. They fight constantly, both of them are equally in on it. My oldest son will just throw out his revenge no matter who's around and who hears it, my youngest son will be sneaky about it and only do it when nobody is around, or he thinks nobody is listening. My youngest has given my oldest a black eye from hitting him in the face with a toy, because my oldest pushed him down. They share a bedroom because even though we have a big house it only has two bedrooms in it, so we don't have the option to seperate them. THEY ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY, ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Also, I don't want anyone suggesting that I hit my kids in any way, or that I use military tactic's.. I'm not trying to run a boot camp, I want a solution that will teach my kids the importance of getting along without it having effects on other children once they become school age.
I have watched Nanny 911, I also own the book. Time outs do not work with my kids. I tryed taking away my oldest son's movies (he loves them more than any toy).. it only works temp. I have more trouble finding punishment for my youngest son... to be honest he's not really interested in anything... he could care less if I took the toys away or anything else for that matter. So what do I do?
Also, I don't want anyone suggesting that I hit my kids in any way, or that I use military tactic's.. I'm not trying to run a boot camp, I want a solution that will teach my kids the importance of getting along without it having effects on other children once they become school age.
I have watched Nanny 911, I also own the book. Time outs do not work with my kids. I tryed taking away my oldest son's movies (he loves them more than any toy).. it only works temp. I have more trouble finding punishment for my youngest son... to be honest he's not really interested in anything... he could care less if I took the toys away or anything else for that matter. So what do I do?
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My kids fight a lot also. My little girl is almost 3 and my little boy just turned 2. My problem is not quite the same as yours, since my youngest is always the one getting beaten up and getting hurt. My daughter is really very sweet, but can play quite rough and is very outgoing. My son is a lot more reserved and cautious, and has low muscle tone which causes him to fall over very easily.
Anyway, I am in the process of trying something new with my daughter. Just like you, I tried time-outs, taking toys and priviledges away, nothing worked, it was actually getting worse and worse. I spent a couple of sleepless nights over it, as I felt bad for always being mad at my daughter and b/c my son was always crying b/c he got hurt! I made a "good behavior" chart for my daughter. It has 10 blank squares drawn on it (you can do this by hand or on the computer), with numbers 1 thru 10 in the squares. Every time she behaves well (e.g. she doesn't hit or otherwise hurt her brother the whole time I make lunch or dinner, or she shares her toys very nicely while they're playing) she gets a sticker. I make a huge deal out of it, she gets to pick and put on the sticker herself. The chart is on the door inside her room. If she behaves really badly, I "take away" a sticker: I have a big red permanent marker and mark all over the last sticker, and she has to re-earn that sticker. When she collects 10 stickers she gets to go somewhere special. We just started this a week ago, and her behavior has definitely improved significantly already. Not perfect (but hey, what toddler is perfect!), but much better. I think this might really work. Worth a try I think.
My kids fight a lot also. My little girl is almost 3 and my little boy just turned 2. My problem is not quite the same as yours, since my youngest is always the one getting beaten up and getting hurt. My daughter is really very sweet, but can play quite rough and is very outgoing. My son is a lot more reserved and cautious, and has low muscle tone which causes him to fall over very easily.
Anyway, I am in the process of trying something new with my daughter. Just like you, I tried time-outs, taking toys and priviledges away, nothing worked, it was actually getting worse and worse. I spent a couple of sleepless nights over it, as I felt bad for always being mad at my daughter and b/c my son was always crying b/c he got hurt! I made a "good behavior" chart for my daughter. It has 10 blank squares drawn on it (you can do this by hand or on the computer), with numbers 1 thru 10 in the squares. Every time she behaves well (e.g. she doesn't hit or otherwise hurt her brother the whole time I make lunch or dinner, or she shares her toys very nicely while they're playing) she gets a sticker. I make a huge deal out of it, she gets to pick and put on the sticker herself. The chart is on the door inside her room. If she behaves really badly, I "take away" a sticker: I have a big red permanent marker and mark all over the last sticker, and she has to re-earn that sticker. When she collects 10 stickers she gets to go somewhere special. We just started this a week ago, and her behavior has definitely improved significantly already. Not perfect (but hey, what toddler is perfect!), but much better. I think this might really work. Worth a try I think.
how many kids fought in the civil war?
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I'm not sure. I know a lot of Southern kids fought. Look up Krisp Academy in Georgia, they trained the kids to fight there. Those kids were involved in a battle with Union forces who did not want to return fire because they were just kids. On another note, my great, great, great uncle joined the Union army at 14years old. He lied to get in, of course, but I don't know why they let him in because there is a pretty obvious difference between a 14 year old and an 18 year old. My family has all of his Civil war stuff, journal, rifle, badge and picture. It's pretty cool.
I'm not sure. I know a lot of Southern kids fought. Look up Krisp Academy in Georgia, they trained the kids to fight there. Those kids were involved in a battle with Union forces who did not want to return fire because they were just kids. On another note, my great, great, great uncle joined the Union army at 14years old. He lied to get in, of course, but I don't know why they let him in because there is a pretty obvious difference between a 14 year old and an 18 year old. My family has all of his Civil war stuff, journal, rifle, badge and picture. It's pretty cool.
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