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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, suggest he see GP for anti=depressants and a therapist.

I also suggest he take a parenting class. He is contributing to the frustrating behavior of his child by modeling poor coping skills. and, yes, btdt, we all get our buttons pushed by our kids, but watching DS and DH has been so hard for me-such obvious power struggles that could be so easily avoided if DH could chill out. But he constantly rides our son, is negative, critical and controlling/overbearing. I do what I can, and he's taken some parenting classes, but he has his own issues with impulse and anger control. Its gotten much better, but it was bad when DS was 3 and 4 at already at a naturally challenging age. [/quote]

This is OP.  Thanks for this.  I can definitely relate to your situation.  The problems arise when my son's behavior isn't great, but what my husband doesn't understand is that HE has to have the more evolved conflict resolution skills, not our five year old.  And all things considered, he is a pretty good/average kid behavior-wise.  He complains that our son is not like that with me, but it's because I don't react emotionally when he is difficult.  I have tried explaining to him that he is modeling terrible behavior, and also that he is showing our son that he can get a big reaction, but he feels "attacked" and "lectured."  Maybe a parenting class would get through to him. Thanks![/quote]

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