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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of 2 tough kids, low demand parenting leads to screen addled kids who refuse to do schoolwork. When I toughened up and turned off the WiFi good things happened.

If you scream and cry you go to your room. [/quote]

I say this gently but if you have kids who will willingly go to their rooms when they misbehave, you don't have OP's kind of kid.[/quote]

Yes I do. You pick them up and move them. [/quote]

And they let you, that's the point. Look, I agree we can't let kids do what they want and need to get tough and set boundaries. Just don't assume that that takes the same amount of effort for all kids. Very strong willed kids will not easily stay in their rooms just because you dragged them there or told them or or set the timer. OP needs more strategies.[/quote]

No, she needs a childproof doorknob. This kid is 2. I agree that they get the point where you can't move them anymore. That's why you take this approach when they are little so they can learn. [/quote]

NP here and you really don’t know what you’re talking about. Even at two my challenging child could do a h*ll of a lot of damage before we could get them to their room. They would kick and bite and be absolutely willing to throw us both down the stairs if it came to that. I have a scar from being so badly bitten by my child at that age. Once they needed medical treatment and resisted so strongly the doctor literally brought in 4 other people to restrain my child. As a toddler. They now have a diagnosis, of course, but they were also meeting all their milestones and we didn’t have a name for any of it when they were 2.

When your kid resists that strongly it’s absolutely counterproductive to turn things into a physical struggle. We consulted a couple different professionals and ultimately decided that if they were being violent I would take my other child and lock us into another room. This did result in some damage to the house and they hurt themselves once. But when they calmed down they had to help fix whatever broke etc. not saying OP needs to do what we did but I would not start turning this into a physical battle on the advice of someone who doesn’t know my kid at all.[/quote]

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