Ive attempted reading a book almost every night this week.. only to find myself waking up in the middle of the night! after getting maybe.. just a few sentences in . man, im tired.
Avery is on one bad streak. To say that he is exhausting me is a total understatement. im too freaking exhausted to think of a better word or description. but perhaps there isnt one. there is no way to explain how i have been feeling by the end of the day. Mostly due to him. I feel like a failure... making an appointment with a child behavioral psychologist. but.. really.. im trying my best, but im out of patience and im on the verge of giving up. and i cant do that! I need a little help. a little advice. maybe theres something so simple that I am missing, that I can do. that will HELP me, and most of all HIM.
today is amandas baby shower ! yay!
Softball practices keep getting rained out... which has been kinda good. we were all sick last week, and i totally pulled something in my back lifting avery up in one of his fits. TWEAK! I could hardly move for days. Today I feel better.
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I saw your post on Avery and the only thing I've done with Aden since he was little is to be consistent, set rules and have consequences and stick with them, no matter how hard it is, (and sometimes it's really hard), but he knows that if he misbehaves there are consequences and that I will follow through. He also has chores which I think is great for kids because it gives them confidence and they love to help. I don't know if this is helpful, but I believe taking him to a specialist can't hurt. I love you and it will get better! He has such a good heart and is a good kid, he just does bad things sometimes.
unfortunately, consistency and doing everything by the book doesnt seem to matter to Avery. Thats my whole entire problem. I can be consistent, and have consequences until the cows come home, but to no avail. He does have a huge heart, and I know we will just have to find a way to put all his crazy energy towards positive things. I think kids like Aden and Juniper are just wired a tad different. If I hadnt had #2, I would have thought I had all the answers to parenting. haha! I was soooo wrong.
You can't beat yourself up-nobody has all the answers to parenting!
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