Henry just can't seem to stay out of trouble. This week has been especially bad for him.
He is such an outgoing, chatty, friendly, and a genuinely nice kid, but he just has so much trouble controlling his naughty behavior. He's my boy at both ends of the spectrum--naughty and nice.
He doesn't really do bad things, just naughty. The thing that makes me so crazy, though, is that typical punishments just don't seem to get through to him. In most cases the punishment seems to be totally worth the crime.
I've been trying to think outside the box with him. I haven't quite come up with the right solution. The best thing seems to be when he misses out on an outing or something "big", but then I feel like he gets left out a lot. I'm thinking that I need to start a reward chart for everyday that he doesn't sneak food into his room--that's by far his most common offense and it's often with ice cream, or cottage cheese, or something equally gross and messy.
I try to keep telling myself that one day I will look back on this and laugh, but while I'm actually dealing with it, it is making me crazy. I noticed my first gray hair when I was pregnant with him--I think it was a sign of what was to come.
He really is a super great kid--he just makes me want to pull out my hair at least once a day. I need to figure out a way to channel that part of his personality for good!
