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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 397544" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>She is crazy. I am convinced she has some mental illness. She stabbed her mother in the face with a pencil when she was young and the lead broke off in her moms face. All that over her mom attempting to help her with her homework. difficult child anyone? </p><p></p><p>The home they bought is a townhouse and I knew it was going to be a fiasco from the start. Billie is a screamer and if you continuously yell at Jamie, he is going to snap and yell back. Not to mention what they scream is cuss words. Thankfully the place is brick unlike most apartments but still, you can hear them pretty well because she is especially loud because she hasnt lost that little girl, high pitched voice. If you ever hear her talk, she still sounds about 12. </p><p></p><p>She will scream so loudly at both the kids and Jamie over every. little. thing. I mean loud! But then she doesnt follow through with anything she says. She does that thing where she threatens a punishment that is so outlandish that it simply isnt possible to do. Like threaten to put a 3 year old in her room for a month. Cant do it. The kid has to come out to eat, go to pre-school two days a week, go to whatever, yada yada...plus Billie simply wont remember. Send her to her room for 15 minutes and be done with it. </p><p></p><p>Plus...Hailie's room isnt really a bedroom, its the playroom. Hailie sleeps in the parents bed. And omg, you should see the playroom. It is filled to the brim with toys. There are no shelves or bins for toys. They simply are tossed all over the room. Supposedly Hailie plays with everything in the room and knows where everything is. BS. I looked in that room and stuffed was pushed all over the place. There is simply no way you could find pieces to toys or games. I suggested they go through the toy room and box up everything that didnt have all the pieces and toss it. Anything that was good but she didnt play with it anymore, donate to a shelter. She gets so much stuff, she cant possibly play with it all. If they dont want to donate it, put it up and rotate it. Just keep out about 10 good toys at a time to play with. When she starts getting tired of them, bring out a few of the others and put up a few of the older ones. She will think she is getting new toys. </p><p></p><p>I also suggested to Jamie they try the whisper method. When Hailie starts her screaming and tantrums, start getting quieter than she is because she will have to quiet down to hear them. It may not work the first time but eventually she will figure out she cant hear them. Screaming at her just makes her louder and she learns to tune them out completely. </p><p></p><p>Of course, I know nothing! I got told I made my mistakes and they get to make theirs. Okay...do it your way and see what you get! I happened to learn a few things along the way but if you dont want my advice, go for it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 397544, member: 1514"] She is crazy. I am convinced she has some mental illness. She stabbed her mother in the face with a pencil when she was young and the lead broke off in her moms face. All that over her mom attempting to help her with her homework. difficult child anyone? The home they bought is a townhouse and I knew it was going to be a fiasco from the start. Billie is a screamer and if you continuously yell at Jamie, he is going to snap and yell back. Not to mention what they scream is cuss words. Thankfully the place is brick unlike most apartments but still, you can hear them pretty well because she is especially loud because she hasnt lost that little girl, high pitched voice. If you ever hear her talk, she still sounds about 12. She will scream so loudly at both the kids and Jamie over every. little. thing. I mean loud! But then she doesnt follow through with anything she says. She does that thing where she threatens a punishment that is so outlandish that it simply isnt possible to do. Like threaten to put a 3 year old in her room for a month. Cant do it. The kid has to come out to eat, go to pre-school two days a week, go to whatever, yada yada...plus Billie simply wont remember. Send her to her room for 15 minutes and be done with it. Plus...Hailie's room isnt really a bedroom, its the playroom. Hailie sleeps in the parents bed. And omg, you should see the playroom. It is filled to the brim with toys. There are no shelves or bins for toys. They simply are tossed all over the room. Supposedly Hailie plays with everything in the room and knows where everything is. BS. I looked in that room and stuffed was pushed all over the place. There is simply no way you could find pieces to toys or games. I suggested they go through the toy room and box up everything that didnt have all the pieces and toss it. Anything that was good but she didnt play with it anymore, donate to a shelter. She gets so much stuff, she cant possibly play with it all. If they dont want to donate it, put it up and rotate it. Just keep out about 10 good toys at a time to play with. When she starts getting tired of them, bring out a few of the others and put up a few of the older ones. She will think she is getting new toys. I also suggested to Jamie they try the whisper method. When Hailie starts her screaming and tantrums, start getting quieter than she is because she will have to quiet down to hear them. It may not work the first time but eventually she will figure out she cant hear them. Screaming at her just makes her louder and she learns to tune them out completely. Of course, I know nothing! I got told I made my mistakes and they get to make theirs. Okay...do it your way and see what you get! I happened to learn a few things along the way but if you dont want my advice, go for it! [/QUOTE]
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