DS is 5 and DD is 3. He has always resented her arrival in the family, and even after 3 years still occasionally says he wishes we would throw her in the garbage, etc. Lately there has been a lot of negative talk: "you're dumb," "you're a baby," "You don't know how to draw dogs right," etc. The negativity is driving me crazy; none of us talks like this! He must be picking it up at kindergarten, although he denies it.
Yesterday I sent him away from our family activity (making cookie dough) for 5 minutes, and tonight I sent him to his room and told him to think of something nice to say about his sister when he emerged (also 5 min). We don't usually do time out, but I want to get across that it isn't okay to talk down to people like this.
Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated!
Yesterday I sent him away from our family activity (making cookie dough) for 5 minutes, and tonight I sent him to his room and told him to think of something nice to say about his sister when he emerged (also 5 min). We don't usually do time out, but I want to get across that it isn't okay to talk down to people like this.
Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated!
