| Oh boy,I do not envy you!!! First off I'm sorry to hear of the news,(both parts). That can't be easy on the kids! How do you mean exactly that you have changed some of your house rules? If you are being more leinient with your kids because of the ordeal they are going through then that's COMPLETELY understandable!!!!! I'd be the same way myself in that situation! Your husband would too i bet if circumstances were reversed and you should remind him of that. Still though I think you do need to get things back on track again. As for the mouthy teens,I got one of those myself and as much as I'd like to smack him at times I won't do it! Instead I just tell him in a firm voice that he is NOT to speak to me like that and I also resort to grounding and taking things he enjoys away. (the computer use,the phone,going to his friends house,playing video games,etc.) That seems to help line him up again. ↑ |
