New stage with age

I want to write about how Gavin has new friends that he can play with everyday that live next door.  Its great there are 3 boys with all ages one almost 5 close to Gavin one that is 6 and then one that is 11.  There yard seems to be the major hang out too for all the neighborhood kids so there are many  more kids that play over there.  One more 5 year old and some cute girls.  The mom Cheli is so sweet too a really good mom has the same rules as me and no weirdness that I have seen yet..lol.  So of course Gavin loves to be over there they have many things to do and play with.  The other day him and the other two 5 year olds got play guns and ran though the fields looking for Raptors to kill it was so neat to see them in the field together.  They also come over here and play at my house and they are good boys too not hyper or fight or rude they behave themselves.   Its is nice for Gavin to finally have friends that he can play with everyday and really help him develop socially.  He still plays alone when they are around but it’s a start and he is getting better like they all ride bikes together. 

 

Now With all that great stuff I have something negative to write about too…..I hate it.  I believe that this is a stage of age more then a part of his disability but it still doesn’t make it easier.  He has started talking back to me in ways he never has before and I mean rude and hateful and such a smartass.  Sorry I know that sounds harsh but the only way to describe it.  I know that all that attitude is an age thing and will go away this consistent discipline. Now here is the thing with that he is also doing this hitting me thing which he has never done to me…….ever. I remember when he was going though the terrible threes ( not twos he was good then) he would raise his hands at me like he was going to but never did.  Now he is fallowing though and actually hitting me.  I am not sure it this is with the stage of age or what and now how do I handle it?  I do the best I can like last night I put him to bed with no snack no TV and it was early to told him that if his friends came they can’t play b/c he will be in bed.  He screamed for about 30 mins and then fell asleep.  But we went though it again this morning and now he has no computer for one hour.  Plus he sat in time out for 5 mins.  Is that going to work?  Now I have to start all over again with the chart thing b/c the other one was to busy and he didn’t seem to grasp it like I wanted him too and I think even myself got confused by it.  So back to the drawing board for me.