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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just want to push back on this idea too that “there has to be another way” to discipline that doesn’t impact others. If your kid, for whatever reason, is a holy terror one day and won’t listen, acts out, etc. it’s sometimes a sign they’re already overstimulated/exhausted and a day at home without another big social activity play date is EXACTLY what they need to get back on track.

My own kids can act out when it’s been go go go for several days and though they don’t know it, it’s usually at this point they do NOT need to do the waterpark all day with a friend and actually need a chill day at home. I get that is a bummer for your kid but if I realize at 5 pm after an awful day with my kid that oh damn, they definitely need to just have a book and movie chill day or they’ll be even worse/more exhausted and crabby by 2 pm tomorrow, then I need to do what’s best for them. Sometimes it’s not about “punishment” or being a flake to you- it’s seeing what your kid needs and doing it for them. [/quote]

NP here. I’m sorry, but you need to plan better if this is the case. And sometimes, your kid will just have to suck it up and rest the next day if you have made a commitment to other people. Teaching your child the importance of honoring commitments you’ve made  unless there’s an emergency is good parenting, too. You don’t cancel  on a friend after confirming you’ll be there unless it’s truly unavoidable (eg, illness, car won’t start, etc).  [/quote]

Yeah I’m not telling my overtired kid to suck it up because your kid just can’t handle going to the waterpark with someone else or alone. Even if I like you and your kid, my kid comes first. [/quote]

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