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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25
My son is 7 and he’s usually not a brat but when he gets overstimulated he can be. He was bored in the dr’s office (hell so was I) and I think that’s what tipped it off this time. He got agitated from sitting there for over an hour. It didn’t help that we hadn’t eaten and that I was getting annoyed as well. Our day went downhill from there. Eventually he ended up in his room because I was being “too mean”. I was actually thankful for that because I got a break. He’s back to his happy self now so it’s all good but I can’t wait for him to fall asleep so I can truly have some alone time.
Raspberry I have considered karate but every time I bring it up he shoots me down.maybe I will force him to go to a trial class just so he can see what it’s all about and then decide if he wants to do it or not.
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My daughter does not have ADD or ADHD to my knowledge (sensory processing disorder the pediatrician thinks, making parenting a challenge). Even she would get bored and agitated having to wait in a doctor's office that long. One time we had to wait over an hour for a dental appointment because the dentist was running behind because of having to deal with dental emergencies. Even that made her hyper. Her problem is that she doesn't want to go to sleep at night (loves staying up late). My husband indulges her, and doesn't enforce her bedtime. I have to go to bed early because of usually waking 3-4 AM. Hubby has to get up at 5 AM for work (high school starts early), and if I'm still asleep, the alarm wakes me. Anyway, on my night combo, give me 30 - 45 minutes, and I'm out usually a good 5-6 hr. She did have insomnia some over the summer, but it's getting better. My husband thinks she could fall asleep earlier, but she just likes to stay up late, and he doesn't enforce it (I usually go to sleep before my daughter & husband). And he REALLY didn't enforce it over the summer, letting her sometimes stay awake until 1:30 AM some nights. Then, she wouldn't get up at a decent time in the morning (i wanted 7 to 9 AM), but hubby wanted to let her sleep, and sometimes she'd sleep until noon.
Now, school has started again, and she really doesn't want to get up. Hubby says she will be in her room by 10:30, 11 PM, but he isn't sure if she's asleep or not. She has to get up at 7 AM for school, earlier if she's going to catch the school bus if I substitute teach to earn some extra money.
It's hard to be on the hard page when our parenting styles are so different. I have to be the enforcer, and my husband is the fun one.