[tri-med] Re: naughty boy

>>>>>  For example, he has been taking benedryl at
bedtime.  He refuses to open his mouth or he holds it in
his mouth and spits it out later, or he holds it in his mouth and
finally
just chokes on it.  Last night he didn't even try to be subtle about it,
he
just slapped the medicine cup out of my hand<<<<.  


Has he decided he does not like the taste??  What about the tablets
crushed and mixed in some apple sauce, or chewable tablets??



>>>>>>>Another thing that I can't decide if it is naughtiness or just
plain
stubborness about his walker.  I had decided to take the seat out of it,
now he either stands or he hangs by the armpits.  Well, the first time I
did this he squirmed, walked, moved in all directions, twisted, and
finally
figured that if he held his arms straight up in the air with all that
movement he could slip down between the trunk support and the walker
frame
and fall down onto the <<<<<<<




why did you take the seat out of the walker??  Was he walking in the
walker with the seat in it?  

I can't really tell you if he is doing it to be naughty or just because
he can.  Rebecca does things we would like her not to do,  I think she
knows that we don't want her to do them but they get a rise out of us.
What do we do about it? Well that depends, usually we just move her away
from the object if that will stop the behaviour. Occasionally we have
smacked her hand and told her "NO"  usually just speaking to her in a
firm voice works.  I have even threatened her that I would take her to
her room ( sent to your room for normal kids)  she got the idea cause
the behaviour stopped and I didn't have to carry her up stairs
thankfully


Susan mom to Rebecca

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