My son has been getting in trouble this week because he doesn’t want to listen and do what he is told. It’s going to be a long weekend because he is on punishment. I boxed his Playstation 2 up, unplugged his tv, and took everything out of his room that he could possibly play with. Some family members think that I am being too hard on him because he is only 6. The way I see it is that he knows right from wrong and if he constantly chooses to do wrong then there should be consequences.
It all began Monday evening. He got in trouble because he was being stubborn and did not want to do his homework. He woke up Tuesday morning with an attitude and I told him that he’d better get his mind right because I didn’t want to have to make a trip to his school. As I thought more about it, I decided that I would go ahead and go to the school when I got out of class at 12:15. I received a call from the school at 12:37 saying that he had gotten in trouble. I didn’t even ask any questions. I just told them that I was already on my way.
Here are some of the things he got in trouble for:
- Disrupting class by beating on desk with pencil
- Ignoring a teacher when she told him to get back in line and be quiet
- Talking too loud in the computer lab
- Laughing when other students get answers wrong
- Laughing at the teacher while she was trying to help him with his work which he refused to do
I was so disappointed. My son knows that I will not put up with him being disobedient and disrespectful towards his teachers. I made him apologize and give each of them a hug.
He hasn’t gotten in trouble at school since then, but he has been getting in trouble at home. He will continue to be without tv and Playstation until he gets it right. If it’s not something that pertains to school work, then he can’t do.
I think it's nice that you are disciplining your son. It's one of those things that I hated at the time but now that I look back I am really thankful that my parents took the time to follow through and discipline me when I chose to not do what was right.
ReplyDeleteThink about this, too. Kids will try to get attention any way they can; if they can't get it by doing good things, they'll try "bad" things. He might be telling you, without words, that he wants more of your attention; maybe a positive reinforcement program? Gold stars--when he gets, say 10, he gets a special treat--ice cream or a half-hour of playstation?
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K. Smith
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Sounds like you are a pretty strict mother! I think it is good for children to have to suffer consequences for the decisions they make but I do not think that if the punishment is not going to help the child learn then there is no point in doing it. He sounds like he is a character and proabably a ton of fun to be around!
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