Behavior problems with Avery

[Sammieanne]

Lately Avery has been a bit of a stinker. Hitting (not hard but enough that it's a problem), throwing things, running away when I ask him to come to me. It scares me that he could end up a horrible little brat. So I did a lot of thinking and I've come to the conclusion that I am the main problem. I thought a lot about my day and what I let him get away with and it's too much. When I get him ready to change his diaper he runs away from him and I just sit there saying get over here, over and over for a few minutes because it's a little funny to watch him run away giggling. When he starts doing something he shouldn't I give him way too much time to stop before I make him stop. I'm not just trying to get down on myself or blame myself so I'm not looking for someone to tell me it's not my fault. I'm glad I am able to see what I'm doing wrong before it gets out of control. I started yesterdayto try to be better about it and he's all ready getting better. It's crazy how fast it works. I told him to come get his coat on and he started taking off so I just grabbed him and said no, mommy said come here. After a few times of this during getting ready to leave and diaper changes and tonight when I told him to come get his diaper changed he came over and layed down. It's good to be able to correct my mistakes.