six yr old bedtime story

[BishopandJayne]

Hi Im Jackie I have 2 kids Jayne is 2 and Bishop is 6. Ive been having issue with my son for a while now but things have gotten progressivly worse since my husband left about a yr ago.

I just tried to get hime to bed with one of the tecniques, where you let them stay up as late as they want as long as they stay in there room quietly. I told him this and thought ok this will work maybe he will b e tired in the morning but it will work.boy was i wrong

. He wouldnt stay in his room so i sd uh oh, im going to have to do something dont worrry ill take care of it we will talk about this tomorrow dont worry, i walk him to his room i go back down stairs and he starts throwing toys loudly in his room

 i go back up and he is standing there saying i uh uh i

, I turn the light out help him into his bed repeat what i sd earlier and kiss him goodnight  now its time for bed. Well now he is all upset, you sd i could stay up as late as i wanted im not going to bed, I respond i understand, he keeps yelling i say i understand.

I very lovinglg escort him to his bed kiss him goodnight and tell him i understan ill take care of it dont worry we will talk about it tomorrow. So now he gets up and follows me to my room and creeps closer and closer. I dont say anything hoping he will make the right decision and go to bed. Nope he ends up in my face so i pick him up very lovingly again and take him to bed kiss him and go back to my room.

Now he thinks its a game he comes back to the room and i try to pick him up he runs to the corner, i cant reach and dont try

i stand there arms extended waiting he just keeps asking why he has to go to bed. I tell him he is a smart boy and i will do somethjing about it tomorrow and not to worry.

i leave the room knowing i dont want to make the effort to try and catch him, he follows downstars. again hre finds aplace i cant reach him, i choose to ignore him he gets in my face i grab his face softly repeat all i have sd b4 

he runs says im gonna watch a movie anyway and i say i hope good decisions will be made and he is now upstairs whatching a movie in hos room

. so do i counbt this as a win? he is quiet in his room which was the gaol but i messed up bc i wasnt prepard for the defiance of him getting free reign of bedtime. i feel like i have been had by my 6yr old

[Tawanda18]

Hmmm, energy drain is a good one....also I lock my door sometimes so that my girls can come in..something like a uh oh,looks like I need to close my door...hopefully to night u have thought about a good consequence and by past the bedroom time...keep us posted!