Was his punishment too much?
I have a newly 5 year old "stepson" who just started kindergarten. He's always had behavioral issues. His mom doesn't believe in punishment because he "doesn't have control over his emotions or actions yet" and doesn't believe in telling him that she's "angry". She just says "not happy". My SO and I find this to be ridiculous. He started a kindergarten and they had an introductory period where they just played and got to know each other. Then, this past week, they've started really learning. As he's gotten older, his lack of discipline at his mom's is GLOWINGGGG from his personality and behavior. He even chewed up his cereal and spit it all over the kid I was babysitting a few weeks ago. Literally has no boundaries. So yesterday, we receive a text from his teacher saying that he has been stealing from other students and grabbed a kid by the arm and bit him because the other child confronted him on stealing his stuff. He has also been running around the classroom and when he's asked to sit down, he says no. He does NOT have ADHD or ADD. He's been tested. It's 100% defiance because he knows there are no consequences. His mom asked for our input for the first time ever and we said to take away all of his stuff and he needs to earn his things with good, kind behavior. He has tablets, desktops, laptops, TV, mounds of toys, etc. Suuuuper spoiled. My SO said that he should be grounded and start from zero. At that point, he needs to be KIND and RESPECTFUL to earn his things back and that's an indefinite time period. Because clearly his behavior is consistently, ever day, disrespectful and outrageous. So taking away the world from him for a day doesn't matter when he gets it back the next, doing nothing to earn it but waiting it out. Hes at our house this weekend until Sunday night. What would y'all do? Everyone is saying we are too hard on him. But he has a good home life and I think he's just too spoiled with zero consequences.
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