My grandson is nearly five. He's a very bright little boy with lovely manners and is a wonderful big brother to his twenty month old sibling. His daddy died when he was just weeks old and his mother remarried just over two years later - he loves his new daddy. He has been in hospital three times, has suffered four house moves and moved schools/nurseries three times. His new daddy works away a lot and has recently left to work abroad for several months. His mummy works from 9-3pm each day and so grandson has stayed with me and his grandad during school holidays and sometimes with his other grandmother or been in 'holiday club'.
You get the picture? Even writing it has me feeling sorry for the poor little mite. However, he has been 'acting up' quite a lot just recently and his mummy is really worried about the deterioration in his behaviour. The past cannot be changed, so what can we do to provide stability for him? When he stays with us on his own his behaviour is usually very good, but seeing him at home last weekend we saw a very different little boy. He's becoming quite aggressive with his mummy and because she feels guilty about all the trauma in his past she hates to tell him off so spends a lot of time reasoning with him. Reward charts don't seem to be effective, nor does time out. Any ideas?
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