Re: Family favors
That's the thing I was telling my dad this morning in the car. There is NO reason to buy the iPhone for the older son. There is no reason not to ask the parents directly to control their kid more because already things are breaking in the house and that we don't have the extra cash to fix things.
I have directly told them :
he needs to be taught sign language as he has a motor problem so he cannot form words with his mouth. He says a total of like 20 words which you can barely make out. I told them they need to start sign language. They refuse completely saying it will interfere in his ability to learn more words. They are in denial and expect that eventually he will talk normally. We took him to the doctor and the docs tell him the same. The father is stubborn a d doesn't listen.
We have all brought up the topic of tougher discipline. He doesn't agree with that philosophy.
So the kid is acting out because he doesn't have language and the ability to express verbally. So when he wants attention NOW, he will bang doors, pull your hand and butt into conversations screaming.