Originally Posted by Kind18
Change the door handle to one with a lock.

You’re actually making things worse in a way - because you’re talking the talk (“you must stay on sofa”) but then you’re letting him get away with breaking your boundaries.

You might as well put up a flashing green light for him to do whatever he wants.

I know I am, I'm being stupid. He's manipulating me and I'm letting him.

Originally Posted by Kind18
Think of him as a puppy dog who keeps pi**ing on the carpet. Would you give them a treat?

I need to bear this in mind. He even did the same for our son and it annoyed me. Son was sent home from school and because he did homework, H had treats delivered to the house.