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[quote=Anonymous]Not so much DD, but 13.5yrs gr.8 DS.

I feel I'm constantly repeating the same things. Here's an example from today:

DS saying he's full from dinner, then eating a bunch of snacks right immediately after dinner. Me: If you're still hungry then you should be eating more dinner, snacks are for lunches, snacks are expensive, snacks are addicting that's why they "hit different" (as he explains it), and on. I'm tired of it. I'm OK with snacks in lunches otherwise I would just stop buying them altogether but it's expensive and not great.

I feel like this happens with so many things. Homework, bedtime, not being on screens before bed, picking dirty laundry up, anything. Like for example he used to leave his soaked used washcloths in a pile in the bathtub or on the counter which DD obviously wasn't keen on. I swear it took like a year and a half to get him to put it in the laundry room (right across from the bathroom).

I just feel frustrated. I over explain, repeat, explain nothing, threaten taking away gaming time, and it's always the same. He's a good kid but basic "rules" seem next to impossible.

Any tips of what has worked for you?

He has had an ed psych evaluation years ago which didn't yield any diagnosis of any sort. He usually gets A's in everything but gym, but it seems to take so long for things to click and him neglecting things is a problem for others (like running out of lunch snacks every week). Dinners are things he likes and there's other "dinner" foods available too.[/quote]

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