Son is 4 in a few weeks. He is a very smart kid. When mom is at work (40hr/wk) we (son and dad) get along great. He will walk to timeout by himself and sit there quietly if I tell him to if he throws a toy or calls me a name something like that, and once a few minutes pass ill walk over there and tell him what he did wrong and to not do it again and he says okay and life goes on. He tells me I'm his favorite dad and best friend and is happy and if I tell him to pick up his toys he says okay and does it, when i tell him its time to brush his teeth he will head to the bathroom, what I'm getting at is that he will listen to me and is for the most part a good boy when its only dad and son. When mom is home in the mornings on week days and on weekends I have almost zero control over anything. He refuses to go to timeout if told to for misbehaving. He throws a temper tantrum and yells at me that he doesn't like me and will hit me and cry. Screams "I want mommy" and then mom comes in and hugs him and calms him down and kinda takes his side and then next thing i know he is doing what he wants and watching his shows and life is great for him. Im sitting here feeling like I'm doing something wrong and feel like I'm not allowed to be the parent if mom is home. Mom almost never sides with me and always just de-escalates his tantrum and then says okay now go back to playing. What do you guys think? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2eiTiTM
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