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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I am at a loss as to how to discipline him effectively for this because it is literally constant. I mean constant. Multiple issues a day. He's just spiraled out of control this past month. We sit him down and give him a serious talk and then 5 minutes later he's sneaking his ipad and hiding it under his pillow. We locked confiscated toys in the garage, and he woke up at 7am, found the keys, and opened a heavy metal garage door to get his toys while we were asleep. [/quote]
Talking doesn't work.  You need a behavioral system with clear rules and rewards for good behavior.  Write down the rules in a prominent place.  If he is good for the day, he gets a reasonable amount of time on the iPad at night.  If a few mistakes, he loses iPad time.  We use up to 30 minutes.   You can set up the iPad with a pin code that only you have.

For some things, like not obey instructions, you can use the system in the book "1,2,3, Magic."

That's a pretty basic system.  If you need something more than that, you should see a behavioral psychologist.[/quote]

We have a positive rewards system.
We have been working with a psychologist that specializes in CBT.
We are familiar with 123 magic, love and logic, how to talk to kids etc
We’ve done it all.
I appreciate where you’re coming from. It’s just not that easy.[/quote]
I know it isn't.  It's a constant struggle for us too, but we've made some progress.  Maybe you need to try a different system? [/quote]

Yes, I think you’re right. We have to. He really would love screen time as an incentive, which we haven’t done yet, because he gets overstimulated. But we’re talking about that.[/quote]

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