My 6 Son is a Spoilt brat, Need help!

wendysu

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Can anyone tell me how to discipline a spoil brat?

I had tried our best to teach him and punish him accordingly, but soft and hard approach does not works at all.
He will stomp his feet, run and slam the door, refuse to eat by himself, doing homework need to coax him for a long time, bully his sister, talk all kind of nonsense he pick up from schoolmates, roar and behave like animals, keep complaining when take public transport, when air con is off he will complain hot and want us to turn on, talk back to us and when he don't get what he want, he will throw
tantrum and show his temper, shout at us when we turn down his request, shout and talk loudly to adults, easily frustrate and many many others. We really at a loss! It is not that we never teach him or explain to him, have been reminding him numerous times, received countless bad feedback about his behaviour.

His younger sister is picking up all these bad example and I am finding myself a failure mother who is unable to teach my 2 kids. I did punish them but they wasn't afraid at all, for e.g. when i cane them, they throw
tantrum and keep crying and shouting, at home is still fine but the noise level is intolerable , when outside, everyone will be staring at us.

Can anyone teach me what to do? So stressful to handle this 2 devils at home, especially for my son who is entering primary one next year and yet he still cannot be independent. Actually in school he is able to
accomplish all this task as there is no maid to help him and he was force to do everything by his own, but at home, he act like a king and refused to do thing by himself.

Really need help!
 


Punish him like with a naughty corner?

I believe in punishment and rewards, after coaxing, I will just punish!
 
How was he brought up? Who have spolit him till like this? Is he a hyperactive kids and get worse with sugar intake?
 
Why dont u seek help frm doc? Access his character frm experts n see what they can advise u.

Im not that worried abt being spoilt. Im more worried abt them getting hurt if they get too daring and mischievous. kids tend to explore their limits n gets tkk adventurous sometimes
 
Dear Wendy, u state -

Actually in school he is able to accomplish all this task as there is no maid to help him and he was force to do everything by his own, but at home, he act like a king and refused to do thing by himself.

Do you mean you have a maid at home? Are you a sahm or a working mum?
 
Kids are very smart. They will behave according to the environment. In childcare he knows there are boundaries which are consistently practiced, so he will behave one way. At home, he behaves another way because there are a different set of consequences for his behaviour. You mentioned you tried both soft and hard approaches, but I wonder how long did you persist with each approach. If one day use approach A, another day use approach B, etc, he will end up being very confused and he will not learn to behave according to your expectations. Consistency is very important. Try at least 2 weeks to 1 month for a single approach so he knows behaviour X will definitely lead to outcome X. If it doesn't work after that time, then consider using a different approach.

Also, kids never mean to be naughty. When they misbehave, it is often that their emotional needs are not met. When kids do not receive enough love and attention, they would rather do something to get scolding or punishment, cos at least they receive attention from the caregiver this way. This is scientifically proven, not my personal opinion. Do you spend quality time with him that centres around him feeling nurtured and loved? Not trying to make you feel like a bad parent and I understand that especially working mums, it can be tough to find time to really connect with your kid. But if this is getting to be such an issue, and as you said, P1 starts next year, then certain sacrifices need to be made to resolve his behavioural issue at the core, not just at the surface. Punishment only instills fear and increases the kid's sense of insecurity. It may work temporarily but what you really want is for the kid to have the right values so that he has the intrinsic desire to improve his behaviour, and all of these comes only when he has a very strong and stable foundation of feeling loved and safe.

Even if you bring him to a counsellor or children's expert, they will tell you more or less the same thing, but they might be able to offer you very specific strategies for you to try at home.
 
Maybe you can design behave chart. eg. if he behave you can give him a star or sweet this also includes your daughter. So it like a mirror to them elder bro is doing it and me also will be doing the same. Kids nowadays can't always use too much cane. Always take time and one step at a time.
 

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