Quote: I think this bugs H also that his son is so independent and stubborn and talks back to him. H also thinks that I need to have more control over son which is why I brought the subject up. I should be able to talk to him about this no matter what happens. I'm not doing it to make him feel guilty because he's not here right now, but because he is his son, also.
I understand that...I often didn't bother to tell h when son was acting up for just that reason...but mil and others saw and went and told h to do just that...make him feel guilty...boy needs his father...etc...kinda crap..
for a while I would put son in time out...had him sit on the bottom step..after a while, he started to just go there for fun...
they do grow up. right?
someone from this site suggested a book...I believe the title was "raising the spirited child"...it may help...
