Practical family support?

Question

thankyou for the answer regarding my 7year old boy and praticle family support i think i may have wrote some of ? wrong my son gets more attention than both my other children he has time alone with me everyday and we do go out just us alone he is very envolved with helping me with the baby . practicle family have told me he thinks hes an adult and forgets hes a child therfore he sees himself on the same level as us so why should he listen us or abide by our rules i dont know what to do as ive tried everything and as i already said on my other ? he has always been like this and definatley before i had my baby even before i was pregnant .

i love him so much but i dislike what he does

Answer 1

I am unaware of other ?'s that you have asked, but I think I get the gist of what you are asking.  First of all, you need to read about child roles.  The oldest, middle, and youngest and the roles that they play in the home.  

Oldest child takes on an adult "like" role.  Read up on it.

If there is very strong behavior problems, try positive reinforcements with short term goals, and if that does not help talk to your ped.

Answer 2

he is a child he's 7 i agree with you in this situuation i would say ignore the bad behaviour and really big up the good even if this feels completely false do it anyway. when he is acting up concentrate on your other children saying loudly so your 7yr old can hear how well your younger children are behaving. it will take a while maybe a couple of weeks to get this right but it is worth it in the end. consistancy is also key use one method and stick with it.

hope this helps