quote:Originally posted by Buttercup:
thenagel,
Not trying to judge your parenting style, but if that's the case you didn't set limits early enough. You're telling me there's NOTHING that means anything to him, if it were to be taken away? I simply don't believe that.
With a young child it's toys and cartoons; with an older child it's cell phones, Internet, video games, cars, going out on weekends, etc. You're telling me your son has none of those things? Are you Amish? (kidding)
Seriously, he lives under your roof, so you can take his cell phone and car away, or his ability to go out Saturday night. Even if you have to take all of his "extras" away, he'll get the picture. Sorry, I just can't conceive of a young person with no "toys" of any kind that you can't control the use of.
But, again, sounds like the boundaries weren't set early enough. You can't wait until they're 10 or 12 to start setting them.
he was 5. and we'd had no trouble except when it came to cleaning his room. to him, that was a fate worse that death.