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[quote=Anonymous]I get the notion that you feel like he's punishing you, so you feel like punishment should be on the table for him.  But he's not punishing you.  I know that it feels like punishment.  We all get that.  But kids sometimes do things willfully or disobediently or even will laugh or do things five minutes after they said they didn't want to.  That's not because they want to punish you.  That's because they lack impulse control, executive control, and an understanding of cause and effect.

I also think that more of an explanation of "developmental delays" is needed here.  I've been on this forum a long time and I've seen moms who will use this term simply to mean that their child is a few months behind in reaching a milestone(s) that other children the child's age has reached.  But in reality, developmental delays means the child has social, physical, emotional, intellectual delays (a combination) that are significant.  If your child has developmental delays and is 4.5 he may not really be ready to toilet train because his body, intellect and emotions are more like that of a 2 or 3 year old.

In any case, I would step back here and think about returning to this situation once things have cooled off.  Three weeks is not going to make a difference.[/quote]

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