Today at church my 4 year old starting to pull up and down the kneeler. It made a racket. I told him to stop it or else I would be removing a special toy when we got home. (I had tried less extreme soothing prior to this). He starting yelling. Later he tried to pull a boy's hood who was praying in front of us. Kicked me in the shins when we were going to communion. Kept asking loudly when we were going ...... He does this sort of thing more frequently when we are in public places especially when it is a quiet contained sort of setting or when I am put on the spot by his behaviour.
At home I would say his behaviour is fairly normal for a 4 year old. He is loving, loves praise and eventually, usually does what I ask him. I am a lone parent. I want to go to church to pray. I want to be relaxed to some extent in public places. I generally make clear what I expect of him before church etc, but it's not working. I felt at my wits end in the church.
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4 year old playing up badly in public places including church.
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madeit · 22/09/2013 21:23
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