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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 182905" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>I know how hard it is. been there done that.</p><p>Over the yrs, I've found that grounding my son "For the rest of the summer," for ex., is merely punishing myself, because then I can't go anywhere.</p><p>So I've learned to step back and figure out what might be a better fit.</p><p>Perhaps you could have grounded your son from going to any parks for the rest of the summer, instead of grounding him to the house.</p><p>Then find him doing something good. No matter how insignificant.</p><p>If he picks up a dirty sock off the floor (heaven forbid! LOL), praise him for it. When I first started it with-my son, he got mad and slammed the door. Later, he told me he thought I was being sarcastic. I had to explain to him that whenever he did something really good, I would tell him the truth, and I would also tell him when I was being sarcastic.</p><p>(in my humble opinion, a bit of an aspie trait when he categorizes everything the same way; a rule is a rule is a rule, but I digress)</p><p>Sometimes you don't know.</p><p>I would sit him down and ask him to come up with-a list of suggestions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 182905, member: 3419"] I know how hard it is. been there done that. Over the yrs, I've found that grounding my son "For the rest of the summer," for ex., is merely punishing myself, because then I can't go anywhere. So I've learned to step back and figure out what might be a better fit. Perhaps you could have grounded your son from going to any parks for the rest of the summer, instead of grounding him to the house. Then find him doing something good. No matter how insignificant. If he picks up a dirty sock off the floor (heaven forbid! LOL), praise him for it. When I first started it with-my son, he got mad and slammed the door. Later, he told me he thought I was being sarcastic. I had to explain to him that whenever he did something really good, I would tell him the truth, and I would also tell him when I was being sarcastic. (in my humble opinion, a bit of an aspie trait when he categorizes everything the same way; a rule is a rule is a rule, but I digress) Sometimes you don't know. I would sit him down and ask him to come up with-a list of suggestions. [/QUOTE]
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