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03-23-2006 10:50 PM



kristyacuna
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My little Joaquin cant seem to keep his hands to himself these days...I can no longer leave his 6 month old sister within reaching distance, it started with tappin her in the head , now it's scratching, and full blown hitting with an open hand!! I tell him No , but he laughs and seems to think its a joke, I tried the whole timeout thing...haha that was fun....any suggestions??? I just knew Ya'll wouldnt believe me after seein little angel boy so I caught him red handed...Look at his little sis, poor thing is tryin to find her happy place.. hahaha Thank you for your replies...

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03-23-2006 10:57 PM



Carson's Mom
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I believe you. My oldest was 2 when my middle daughter was born. She yanked her off of the couch by her ankle on to the floor when she was 6 weeks old. Yes, I felt like a wonderful monther after that. I really had to watch her very closely. I did notice that if we had people of that were looking at the baby and not paying attention to her I really had to make a effort to make sure she was included. The more I included her in taking care of the baby and praising her for it the better she got. Now they are 5 and 3 and the 3 year old can hold her own quite well. I never knew girls could fight like mine do. Good luck. In my case it did get better. I hope you have the same result.
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03-23-2006 11:12 PM



DanielsMommy
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Oh, I just love the pics...she is so trying to find her happy place!!!!! That is hysterical!!

In my house it is the opposite...Daniel is always grabbing for Elayna. If she even gets close to him..he reaches up and pulls her hair...and he DOESN'T let go. Last night we went out for dinner and I swear...Daniel almost cleared the table off with his grabbing of everything in site.

It is so funny though...my daughter is 3 and she knows to be careful of him...but when he grabs her hair or pulls her shirt..she can't help but get upset.

I just am so grateful because just a few short months ago when I was told he had Ds...I thought he would never be doing the things he is.

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03-23-2006 11:35 PM



bonniepd
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You have two that are very close in age. I may not have much to suggest but when ever you see them interacting positively that is when I would give tons of praise.

My two non-DS children are best of friends and worst of ermines. My middle child; Andrew really gives his brother a hard time. Andrew is just much more physical too. It will be interesting to see how Anthony mixes things up. Andrew and Alex have very little trouble with Anthony in the house. Alex adores him and Andrew has not been too ruff yet but I watch things closely. I have seen some regression in Andrew since Anthony has been born. Oh well . . got to love three year olds.

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03-23-2006 11:47 PM



kellyrimmer
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That is so cute!!! I understand because my older two fight so bad and Alexis looks at them like they are nuts and then laughs at them. Im just waiting for her to jump in on it one day and when that happens I know I will lose my mind!

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03-24-2006 08:34 AM



LinMac
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In my house it is the opposite...Daniel is always grabbing for Elayna. If she even gets close to him..he reaches up and pulls her hair...and he DOESN'T let go.

Kristy and Lisa
I am having the same problem with Robert and Hannah. If I say .....Robert, hair is NO! one more time!!

And even after correcting him he'll turn around and do the exact same thing immediately afterwards!!!!!!!!

I am consistently firm with Robert, but some times it's a pain.

When I mention this in our M & T group I feel like I am the only one talking about discipline with our kids. I feel like I am a hard mother.

I have taken on Leah's advice and am using it but I'm not seeing much in the way of change.....YET.
I live in hope.

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03-24-2006 04:03 PM



helandy.cop
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We're finding this at the moment. On the whole Matt's pretty tolerant of his little sister, and has to be provoked to make him react - like whe she gets his plate and throws all his food on the floor. I can understand why he thinks she deserves to be pushed over!!!

All I can suggest is moving him, or her away from each other if you sense trouble brewing. 'No' seems to be a word that many of our kids struggle to understand, or more like, listen to and obey. We know they understand, just choose not to follow!

All the best!
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03-24-2006 04:23 PM



always_chaos
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Our house is like Danielsmommy's house. My Elainah is always tackling her brother, who will be five in just a few weeks. She constantly yells "dop"(stop) at him, and he cannot get an inch from her. It is amazing to me how he just lets her do these things-as if he is her size. Well, he is fairly close, she weighs just about 26 lbs at 20.5 months old, and he weighs 36 so they are not too far apart.

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