General Chat

i always told my husband to borrow a video camera so i could tape our daughters behaviour to show him as he thought it wasnt as bad as i told him, or it was my fault, when he was home she was quiet, and would talk to me properly or not at all (which was better than chops) i tried the bedroom thing where i would carry her kicking and screaming up to her room and tell her she had to stay there till she could behave, she just shot past me and ran downstairs, one time i put safety gate up at her room (she was 4/5) she screamed and shook it in temper and it came down, now the kids are older they fight each other, and when she had son in corner of the room one evening yelling at him about 2 years ago now , he kicked out and broke her wrist, they both got a pact together not to tell dad how it happened, as hed be mad with the two of um, i was up in the bathroom at the time , not allowing them to fight as it sounds

gee thanks Viv!!!!!!! Lynn my sister picks up the phone and threatens to call boot camp when my nephew is misbeahving and he calms down for a while!!! he's terrrified of it LOL

Some things never change Sarah,lol,go to bed with a cup of horlics ,or something stronger,you will feel better in the morning lol.Fred.ptfg.&a&g&s.

just googled out of curiosity for bootcamp, and it came back with computer courses, LOL. does anyone have the number for harvey from fit club? i'm sure he would sort them all out

thnx fred, what a lovely person you are!!! unfortunately i've not got any horlicks and the something stronger are some cans of boddingtons bitter lol

i think i'll make myself a nice cup of coffee and park myself infront of the tv lol

OMG I remember it well... I thought they were bad when it was the terrible two's, the frightful three's etc; no-one warned me about the stroppy seventeen's! I teach 8th grade & high school then come home to my own 'stroppy 17 year old who is in a 'mega huff' (his words, not mine) as he's on a mobile phone ban! Hopefully that will teach hime his friends cant call at 02:30 just for a chat ...lol.. when we have to be up at 6! Love the helpline Linda

i know the feeling maggie, my eldest daughter is up stairs right now, she and her friend are having a sleep over and that bleeping mobile phone keeps going, i often hear her talking after 11pm. i confinscate it then. i'm sure all the radio waves cause their attitude

sarah, have the kid's settled yet? did you give in?

Isn't that bleeping just the worst sound ever Lynn? Now where can I hide the charger tonight????? Oh for the days when a Thomas the tank engine video kept him quiet for hours, only time he's quiet now is whe he's had a fall out iwth his girlfriend (guess whose son forgot Valentines day?) Look out Haslemere! Must be mad but I'm bringing my monsters to the UK in July. Will post bootcamp web-sites tomorrow (I have them all booked on my favorites at school ...lol... Magi

oh magi, you make me laugh, hate thomas tank twins are obsessed with him, been on the real thomas 2 years on the trott, videos, dvd's, tiny trains all over the place, can't wait for action man, at least he don't talk or does he? as for the charger forget that, just sneak the sim card next time they put it down. ahhhhhhhh hee hee

I know what you all mean my 2 eldest are a nightmare thought he would get better at 18yrs but no he is worse winding up the younger ones doesn't help with 2 eldest having ADHD and the 6yr old gets hurt all the time worse though boys on a weeks holiday. Ban holidays and 6 days a week at school lol

boy val i sympathise, i once knew a kid with that and he was a handful, but to have 2, i'd never manage.

Did you get them settled Sarah? Val - NO! NO! NO! No six day weeks please! My teachers would all up and leave if I even suggested it! Kids, I love em all but only from Monday to Friday...lol... We got new ADHD stuff through today (I'll mail it you if you like) - laughable - obviously these counsellors are not parents Action Man - thought he'd gone AWOL? Either that or he's moonlighting for Bob the builder Lynn. Magi

thnx lynn they're settling down...except little one now coughing even tho she's asleep!! think i'd better go and give her an extra pillow

I kept telling my friends I will give you mine put you off kids for life my friend in Scotland thought I was joking when they first meet her they where so nice once she got to know them she said I don't know how you cope, it is hard came close to strangling them but I couldn't have to lock myself away when they get to bad

no magi, the little man is still here, he must have an undercover misssion, locking little horrors in their room, as for bob the builder,, iv'e still to see a JCB that talks, other than the driver wolf whistling out of the cab.

I know what you mean takes some who lives with it to understand but I do feel sorry for the teachers to as the boys play up big style even though they are on ritalin. I feel sorry for all you lot who can't get kids to sleep my John will be getting his sleep tablets soon as he doesn't sleep. Do you want any lol

well hello sarah, thought the kid's tied you up? we have been trying to keep your thread going for you, and had a few laughs in the process. i have a big pillow, would you like to borrow it?

Sarah, have you heard of a book called '1-2-3 Magic'? It's described as 'Effective Discipline for Children 2-12'. We were recommended it, and it's really good. It's a way of restoring a calm atmosphere in the home - for the parents as well as the kids - and we really would recommend it. The author is Thomas W. Phelan. We still use it with our two, who are now 14 and 11. If you want to know more about it, email me and I'll tell you. Also, if anyone else out there is interested and feel they want to buy it, the ISBN is 0-9633861-9-0. And no, I'm not getting any commission out of this! Glenys x