Dear Kay,
I am a single mother to a very aggressive 3year old boy(does not listen at all).Help! He screams, fights me and others,
cusses, throws things, but the hardest one for me is he runs from me no
matter the danger and will not listen. You can not turn your back on
him. I have no one. No one wants to watch him.He has ran right toward a
very mean dog, I was yelling stop your going to get bit. I could not
catch him. Someone saw him that was close and ran and got him.
We are
in the public alot. My oldest races dirtbikes. He listen to all the men
around the areas cussing. i can't get him to stop.
Please can anyone
give me some help.
Sheila
Dear Sheila:
He is 3 years old,
totally out of control and what you are doing is not working. I strongly
encourage you to see a specialist. Get to a counselor who deals with
children 0-5 years of age and who coaches parents on how to handle
strong willed children. He didn't get here overnight and this won't be
undone overnight. You are going to need alot of support and coaching to
get a grip on him.
Look for a qualified specialist who is
successful in this area. Don't trust anyone who thinks this can be
handled with violence or punitive measures.
Also, go to the
bookstore and look in the children's section for books on appropriate
behaviors and expressing feelings. Start reading these everyday.
Best Wishes!
M Kay Keller
