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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If he has a tablet, randomly take it away and say "I be mean". Then have a discussion about the wisdom and ethics of being arbitrarily mean. Sounds like this kid is ready for a two-way discussion about how life works. As a kid, I was sent to my room as a punishment. It was someplace I liked to be. So it wasn't traumatic. And I got the point that I was being shunned. That was enough punishment.[/quote] I haven't thought of that before, I might give that a try, thanks! If anything it would be an interesting experiment to see if he can understand the situation. He certain can connect bad behavior (hitting, throwing, tantrums around things like getting dressed/transitions) with the phrase "I be mean." When we ask him "Why are you being mean?" he will usually giggle and say something circular like "Because i be not nice." So he's not getting the part where one should NOT be mean. [/quote]
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