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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's pretty clear the two of you are struggling a bit on how to parent. Your dh just ignores it and you jump to ridiculous punishments. I'm guessing this is partly why your kids don't behave. It's great you are seeing someone about the issues, but do they also help with parenting issues? [/quote] You mean the gift card thing? It wasn't my idea but it's not "ridiculous" at all. I think it's actually a great idea. Adults buy gift cards and cards as part of an apology all the time. Natural consequences is very appropriate.[/quote] NP. The gift card thing is dumb because the 5 yo doesn’t really care about money and it’s too far attenuated at this point to mean anything. YOU need to apologize and make it up to the babysitter yourself, you set up a fail situation by leaving a kid with severe behavior problems with an unsuspecting teen. Barring special needs, the PP is correct that your biggest problem is that you and your husband aren’t on the same page and as long as your husband is a lazy shit who just ignores bad behavior, you are screwed. And finally, if these kids are spending any time on iPads, you need to end that immediately and look into physical activity.[/quote]
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