So the scenario is this:
Your son, who is 8, runs away from you at the pool, back into the change room, to watch TV (or refuses to come out in the first place) after you have told him repeatedly not to. Every day. And this has been going on for a YEAR?
Are there other times when he repeatedly does the opposite of what you have asked him to do? What does he say about it? Does he agree not to do it and then do it anyway, or ??? I guess you and he have not come to an agreement on it. Maybe DD is exceptionally well behaved, but I can't imagine her doing something like that every day at age 8.
After a year of allowing it to happen, I'm not sure what you can do short of eliminating the opportunity - can you leave him with somebody else when you take the other boys to swimming, and find a different activity for him? Maybe allow 15 minutes of TV and then he has to come out? Mind you, I would still be worried about what kinds of shows he would be watching. We are not TV free but I wouldn't want DD watching cable unsupervised. Are there other kids in there with him when he's doing this?
Your son, who is 8, runs away from you at the pool, back into the change room, to watch TV (or refuses to come out in the first place) after you have told him repeatedly not to. Every day. And this has been going on for a YEAR?
Are there other times when he repeatedly does the opposite of what you have asked him to do? What does he say about it? Does he agree not to do it and then do it anyway, or ??? I guess you and he have not come to an agreement on it. Maybe DD is exceptionally well behaved, but I can't imagine her doing something like that every day at age 8.
After a year of allowing it to happen, I'm not sure what you can do short of eliminating the opportunity - can you leave him with somebody else when you take the other boys to swimming, and find a different activity for him? Maybe allow 15 minutes of TV and then he has to come out? Mind you, I would still be worried about what kinds of shows he would be watching. We are not TV free but I wouldn't want DD watching cable unsupervised. Are there other kids in there with him when he's doing this?
