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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you lashed out at the good kid because you are stressed with the other two?
So, yelling and screaming and then hitting? You had to hit him? Really, you HAD to? Usually, my response would be, oh well, one time, no big deal. However, this time you know are did wrong and you know you took your frustration on your good child. You need to apologize. Also, how old is this child? If there was homework to be done, is he old enough to be in charge of it?[/quote]

He is 10. He has been reading non-stop. I have been letting him read late and that is why he is tired. I usually don’t limit reading but he is going to have to better manage his time for school work.[/quote]

So you set him up for failure.

Our rule is that we can try it your way, but if it doesn't work, we try it my way going forward. So if his way was staying up late reading and then he couldn't get up in time in the morning, his way clearly didn't work and the next day we do it my way (turning out the light at a reasonable time).[/quote]
That doesn't address how you would handle the next morning, though. Perhaps OP has learned that lesson and will no longer "allow" her DS to stay up reading so late.

My DS is a great kid. He's 13. Straight A student. He *loves* to read.  He told me that when he was younger, after I turned off his light and said good night to him and go downstairs, he would use a flashlight to read some more.  He never has tried to purposefully miss the bus though.  And he agrees that getting enough sleep is important.[/quote]

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