Anonymous wrote:I say this out of kindness - maybe you need to give him more attention? Meaning, a specific period of time each day where he gets one-on-one, uninterrupted attention and where he gets to be "in charge" (so long as that is not dangerous or damaging). This strategy was recommended to us by several professionals when our son was that age. And even it is doesn't address the interruptions, I think it will serve your relationship well in the long term. My son is now a pre-teen and still asks for this time once or twice a week - and he talks to me!
He gets so much one on one attention. We do this, he has doting grandparents, he goes to a sn school and gets basically individualized attention all the time, and his Nanny is aba trained and gives him all kinds of one on one time. It’s never enough. Argh!