Here's my it's tough to discipline kids story...
Posted by
Inigo (aka Inigo)
Jan 19 '10, 14:45
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As I've said before my oldest son, Adam is on the autistic spectrum. Which, at times, leads to a lot of yelling by him.
What sucks about it is that he's very hard to discipline. Getting his attention when he's upset can be a major undertaking. We've tried timeouts, counting, putting him in his bed, and even light spanking (which I hated). Some worked, some didn't. What we've found is that we've had to modify his punishment based on whatever is working at the time.
A very odd thing about Adam is he's totally petrified of the lady GaGa song Pokerface. If it ever comes on, he begs us to turn it off. Sometimes, we'll hear him sing it to himself and say, "Oh no! It's stuck in my head!"
One day he was just being terrible. Screaming about everything, throwing a fit in his room.
I just blurted out, "If you don't stop, I'll sing Pokerface."
Immediately his freak out session ended. He said calmly, "But I don't like Pokerface..."
I said, "I know, but if you're not good, I'll sing it." He relented.
Since then, Pokerface has been our "nuke 'em from orbit" option. Only two times has he gotten so bad that I've had to take him to the computer, bring up ITunes, and play that awful song. We usually only get to the first refrain before he promises to be good again.
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Responses:
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Well, he's straight. -- nm
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Reagen
Jan 19, 14:57
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I've been reticent to say anything about this in the past...
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David
Jan 19, 14:53
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despite everything the kid got great taste
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Danedukenuuk
Jan 19, 14:47
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oh no, not the briar patch! -- nm
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secret Gaga fan
Jan 19, 14:46
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that's awesome. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 19, 14:46
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You're like the CIA.
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pmb
Jan 19, 14:46
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I think this is cruel and unjust punishment. nm -- nm
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groiny
Jan 19, 14:46
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wow, it is good for something. well done! -- nm
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i'm gay for batman
Jan 19, 14:46
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