GooooooooooooooooD Morning Carrie, Its it loads of fun being a mama!!!?!?!? Almost as much fun as being a Nana or Grammy which is more fun. We get to send them home in the evenings!! Your not alone dear heart, not by a far stretch!!
Corbin 4 is still acting out when mom comes to get him once in a while, and sometimes he is so worked up to stay at Nana's he does get a swat!! When just a few minutes ago he was wanting Nana to take him home now.. He wanted his mama!! It goes back and forth Carrie. I go over to their home every morning at 7:15 so mom can go to work then I bring them here usually, He wants me to Leave and Mama not to go make the bacon!!
Of course he doesn't get his way, usually goes to his room or time out if he gets to rowdy. Now his baby Brother 17 months has learned to throw FITS royally. He will throw his self on the floor and scream and cry. I step over him and walk away. Nana's not watching so it's not as much of an attention getter.
I have kept this sweet, smart, highly vocal little man since he was born and mama had to go back to work.
This started about maybe a year ago. He has a very high vocabulary since he was 2 1/2 so can really voice his opinion, thoughts and wants or needs using correct words and usage. Not bragging, just how it is. He can make me laugh so hard at time with what he can say or come up with. Super vivid imagination.
Monday night they had Tyrannosaurus Rex Fajitas for dinner. And they were yummy.
Few weeks ago he was really acting up as they were getting socks and shoes on to go home. Well Corbin wasn't listening or complying. His Papa was home this time, Gen was taking care of the baby Zane, trying to talk reason to Corbin to get ready to leave. Corbin wasn't having it. Papa got up walked over to Corbin and give him one of those Lifting off the floor swats. Then got down to his level and told him "Now listen to your mother, and get your socks and shoes on". Tears streaming, little chin quivering, not a sound though he sat down and did it. We get out to the car and he said, Nana you tell Papa not to do that again, He hurt my feelings!!! I told him I couldn't do that because Corbin needed to be reminded to obey.
See Papa reads to Corbin every time he gets home before mom gets there, they sit in papa's chair and read at least 2-3 bks. He is what Corbin calls his best Papa in the Whole World, and it broke his heart papa would swat his hinny!
We usually do time outs also Carrie when he does this. We ask him where our sweet Corbin disappeared to and when is he coming back?!?! He will tell us He is right Here Nana, the naughty bad boy left already. Then smile really big, and gives hugs.
Most of the time he is very well behaved, well mannered little boy. He is tall like your little guy and has been for a long time, he is over 40lbs also but slender in stature. A Lot of energy wrapped up in the package.
I wouldn't stand around waiting for his time out to be over Carrie, I would tell him he goes to time out when he gets home and if he continues to act out it will be a longer time out. Then when you get home remind him why he is in time out. They seem to forget so quickly. Let him know Mama is not happy do to his behavior. By the time you do get home you won't be as angry with him but still Time him Out.
He needs to learn consequences to his Actions.
I would imagine after you leave he is fine at the sitters and she can place him in time out after your gone. So don't hang around long, give kisses hugs bye byes, see you this afternoon and leave no matter if he throws a fit or not.
Patience and endurance, endurance, endurance. You have to be stronger in temperance then they are. They know what buttons to push so early.
Like shopping...lol Corbin loves to ride the Hee-haw
(horse) at Wally World so we usually do that on the way into the store not as we leave. Because by the time we leave with Two little guys my patience could be frazzled. I don't promise to do it later. We do it first thing as I know they will both be good then.
Best of everything to you Carrie, it is something most kids go through and ya just gotta stay bigger and stronger then they are.. LOL My Momma used to say "They were good until you got here"!! I've never said that yet!! Never will. But I do miss my mama!!
Corbins room is beside the street and he has woke up crying at night also the last few months saying he is scared. The train is a block away and he used to get up to watch out his window when it goes by. Now he says he doesn't like the train it scars him. During the day though he wants to go out and watch it go to Towanda LOL or To Emme's house in TX. This is new for us with his fears and we are working with him on it.
God Bless and hang in there Carrie it will be something else down the road
K. Nana of 5