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[quote=Anonymous]Do you ask him to do things nicely? I notice that when I’m sleep deprived and consequently short with my kids, they get consequently ruder and it turns into a vicious cycle that I can only ever break by being consistently sweet to them for several days even when they’re being maximally obnoxious (and ensuring all of us get plenty of sleep). Also — is he getting/does he want more time to himself? It’s pretty hard being the oldest and having siblings means you don’t get a lot of alone time. Similarly does he get 1:1 time with each parent and are his manners better then? A lot of your examples sound like they’re directed at siblings which could be from the social stress of siblings or his perception that you don’t like him as much as his brothers (in your post for example, you say he’s unpleasant and they’re lovely — if that’s a general representation of your feelings (and it might not be!) he may also be picking up on that).[/quote]
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