My son was easily off the hook for these things:
- Going to a party without our permission.
- Insulting his sister.
- Closing the door harshly.
- Venting out his anger without any consequences.
- Refusing to eat dinner with us and instead eating in his room.
- Refusing to do any of his chores.
My wife thinks we should just talk gently with him and ask him what is wrong but we already did. Our son always tell us that he wont do it the next time but he ends up making the same mistakes over again. I want to grab his hand and use a strict tone with him but when I try to do this, my wife stands in front me. I cannot get to my son without pushing her aside but I don't want to do that because that would just hurt her. If I discipline my son when my wife is not watching, he will just go to his mother and tell her that I made him cry then my wife would be angry with me. I tried to ground him but even after the grounding, he made the same mistake again.
What can I do?
- Going to a party without our permission.
- Insulting his sister.
- Closing the door harshly.
- Venting out his anger without any consequences.
- Refusing to eat dinner with us and instead eating in his room.
- Refusing to do any of his chores.
My wife thinks we should just talk gently with him and ask him what is wrong but we already did. Our son always tell us that he wont do it the next time but he ends up making the same mistakes over again. I want to grab his hand and use a strict tone with him but when I try to do this, my wife stands in front me. I cannot get to my son without pushing her aside but I don't want to do that because that would just hurt her. If I discipline my son when my wife is not watching, he will just go to his mother and tell her that I made him cry then my wife would be angry with me. I tried to ground him but even after the grounding, he made the same mistake again.
What can I do?