Help! - Novi,MI

I honestly don't think it's your husband. I believe it's because when there is two of you around, there is someone else to fall back on so he's more comfortable misbehaving. With one parent around kids tend to be more wary. If he upsets you, who is he going to run to.

My advice, be consistent with your reprimands. Even when you don't think he's getting it, he is and one day you'll realize it. Plus he's 2.5 they're usually wild at that age and are masters of the art of selective hearing. LOL.

Hang in there.

I am the mother of 3 daughters each with a great husband and the grandmother of 8 - the oldest is 16, the youngest is 7 months. I have found that all children want attention, and whatever they can get - being good or bad. Maybe dad needs to spend more time with your son - perhaps a Saturday morning, making mom breakfast in bed or depending on the state you live in, taking back pop bottles, or having him "help" dad with his favorite hobbie.

I am the mother of 9-year-old twin girls (9 of 2/15). I am proud to say, my girls aren't perfect, but they're pretty awesome. But, prior to schoolage, I wish the program "Supernanny" had been on tv to help me find ways to instill discipline ideas that worked when it came to "not listening" or "not going to sleep" in their own beds," etc. The show is awesome and I am sure that YOU and all of you newer Moms, will find many of Jo's (the Nanny that comes to save the day each show) suggestions helpful. Especially listen for Jo's suggestios about the "naughty chair" or "naughty stool" or whatever she uses to make the child calm down for 1-minute per their age and to realize what they did/said was not acceptable. Seriously, check this show out. It airs during the week at 9:00 p.m. I think maybe Tuesday (check tv guide). Good luck.

Hi S.,

I feel with you, I’m a mom for two kids (7 & 2). Both of my kids are stubborn. My older one gave me hard time because he knew that if he did something wrong, his dad will stand behind him. So I talked to my husband about it and agree if one of us discipline him, the other will supported. And if one of us feels that the discipline was not fair, we talk about it alone (not in front of the kids). So far it's working.

The other thing that works really well with us is reverse phycicology. For example, if my kids want to play with the toilet and I told them not to because there are a lot of germs that will get them sick. They want listen. then I instantly tell them "you know what, just keep playing and when you get sick, you will be in bed all day long while I could have fun watching TV and play with your toys, then i leave. within a second the kids leave behind me and never touch the toilet again.

Good luck