Hello all,It's been 5 weeks since my mother's passing. I'm 27 and my brother is 11. His father has signed over his parental rights to me and I am now his guardian. I'm not married nor do I have kids of my own, so this is a learning curve for me. We don't have a large family at all, so our support system is lacking. It is now only me, him, and our uncle.I'm not sure HOW to be a parent. I do know he needs a schedule, structure, and discipline. The thing is he still sees me as "sister", not a parental figure. He has a kind heart, and I don't want to be too hard on him, BUT I don't want him to think he can walk all over me. This being said, he rarely acts negatively, but does act out sometimes. I want to nip it in the butt before it gets bad.He says sorry A LOT! For things he has no control over. He says sorry for asking a question like if he could have a glass of juice, or when dinner might be, or what we are doing for the weekend... He shouldn't feel sorry for asking something so simple. He talks and catches himself mid sentence and says "sorry, I'm talking too much". I assure him he doesn't need to be sorry for any of this stuff. BUT things he should be sorry for, like talking back or misbehaving, he doesn't say sorry.Anyway, the main reason I'm wondering, is how do I take care of him emotionally? Suggestions on parenting would be great too LOL via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2oZOTef
No comments:
Post a Comment