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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]6yo DC can be a handful. Always pushing boundaries and asking for more.  During the day, it's easy to set boundaries by changing the subject, talking it out, etc.  But at bedtime, I can't say "Hey, we already talked about that. No, you can't have one more XX...hey, let's see if Larla is at the park!"  At bedtime, I also can't talk out why he can't have one more kiss; it will never, ever end.

So, I am firm and we are done w/bedtime at 8 sharp. 95% of the time, it's no problem.  Then 5% of the time, DC will insist he's scared/not tired/cold/hot.  He'll really work himself up over it.  If I thought he was really scared or whatever, I'd comfort him. But given that this only happens when he's onery about not getting another hug or kiss, I think it's a power play. He gets worked up and starts screaming, crying.  Part of me wants to comfort him, but my brain says not to set a bad precedent.  So, I tell him he can stay in his room (I  let him choose to read), but he cannot wake the rest of the house.  He must be quiet. OR, he goes in the closet for 1 minute.  He hates the closet.  It's dark.

Anyway, I threaten him a couple times, then in the closet he goes.  After 2-3 times repeating this, he finally goes to bed.

I don't do corporal punishment and mostly do things straight out of the postive parenting books. So, this doesn't sit well with me. Part of me says, this is too harsh. The other part says, we can't go back to the bad old days of him weaseling his way into staying up way too late.  This is the only way that's worked for us.

What do you guys think?
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OMG creepy. I would be conflicted about reporting this situation if a student revealed this to me. For sure I would be talking with the school psych...[/quote]

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