Parenting Club - Parenting Advice, Parenting Message Boards, Baby Message Boards, Pregnancy Message Boards, TTC Messge Boards
Shop for Baby Items | Parenting & Family Blogs

how do you deal with...


sparkys2boys wrote: talking back? My eight year old is trying my ever loving patience lately. GRRR.. where did my polite, shy, quiet lil' guy go to????? I find that all he does is sass me back lately. I'm at my wits end!!!! Sorry, i'm venting here!!! Anyone else go through this at the same age as him?? HELP!!!!!

CantWait replied: That's one thing I can't stand is a saucey child. At 8, they should know better. My friends child is the same way, except everytime they disipline, they don't follow through.

Start taking things away from him that he likes, video games, privillages, etc..
and follow through.

JanetH replied: I'd put soap in his mouth. But that's just me. I cannot stand it when a kid back talks or throws fits or any of that stuff.

mckayleesmom replied: I grab her by both arms...Not hard. Get down on her level and tell her "sassing is not tolerated in our home". Then I walk her threw how she should respond to me.

For example.


Me....."Mckaylee, its time to clean your room"

Mckaylee..." Im not going to do that"

Grab her by both arms....not hard. Make her face me and get down on her level.

Me..."sassing is not tolerated in this house, period"

Me..."how do you think you should have talked to mommy?"

Mckaylee "I don't know"

Me..."when mommy tells you to do something, there is no options, you tell mommy Yes Ma'am and do as I told you to do"


This usually works..... rolleyes.gif for a while anyways laugh.gif

msoulz replied:
Yep, losing PS2 priviliges generally snaps the boy back into shape. thumb.gif

Boo&BugsMom replied:
I've done it twice, blush.gif but ya know what? It worked.

Tanner is only 4, so I have yet to get to the older boy stages yet, but when he is sassy we usually can talk to him and he stops. He's pretty good about stopping his sassy's once we call him on it.

Calimama replied: I would start taking things away. Everytime he talked back something else would go.. tv, phone, video games, etc. Good luck!!

CantWait replied:
I'd be careful of this as it could lead to an allergic reaction. There have been cases of this where a child has died.

hawkshoe replied: I would firmly tell the child that "you don't talk to me that way and if you do it again,___________________". (you fill in the blank with your preferred punishment, for me it would be no computer, no video games, no friends over, etc). It is important to be consistent with this. Eventually she will get the picture.

sparkys2boys replied: Thanks you guys! I'm not sure I want to do the soap thing..but if it works for you.. then great!! I have taken away stuff.. psp.. computer.. etc.. it works like someone said for abit and then.. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.. he tries his luck again. This is sooooo not like him. He is usually a quiet, shy boy. I'll keep working on it though!! Thanks again!

skinkybaby replied: My parents would make us brush our teeth with baking soda. Oh gosh, its HORRIBLE

boyohboyohboy replied: my mom used to wash our mouths out with soap, and the first time caleb was so sassy i attempted to do it, i took him in the bathroom and put the soap on the tooth brush while he stood beside me and watched, then he said to me, "i have no idea why you are washing that soapy mommy", and i cracked up and kinda lost the moment...so we just take away priviledges...


CommunityNewsResources | Entertainment | Link To Us |Terms of Use | Privacy PolicyAdvertising
©2024 Parenting Club.com All Rights Reserved