Is this normal Child behavior?
So SS1 has been taking his little toy Farmer boy and sticking him up his shirt. He doesnt do it with any other toys only the farmer. I was just wondering if this is normal or if he is seeing it somewhere. I know that BM has a new BF and shares a bed with SS. Also she has been asking about when the child support is being paid and if its caught up. Is that really any of her business?? She doesnt have a job so when her checks that have been around $80-100 go back to the normal $53 im sure shes going to be struggling...or SS will. She has frequently posted on her myspace that she "just bought a bunch of cute new clothes" and yet SS is coming over in girls jackets that are way too big for him and hand me down clothes that are way too big for him. Where are his new toys and clothes?? He has also been coming to us and sleeping the whole time. She said today that he didnt take a nap and im pretty sure he isnt getting one unless hes here. Also his bedtime is supposedly 9 but hes always tired w/ us around 8 and since they share a bedroom im sure he doesnt go to bed until much later because she doesnt go to bed at 9. The other day she posted on her myspace that she was "relaxing on the couch while Tanner(ss) is rubbing my feet". This was posted around 10. He is only 16 mo...should he really be rubbing her feet?? I cant wait til we go to court. I really hope the judge sees what an unfit mother she really is. She is never there when we drop him off or pick him up and she lives w/ her parents. Her parents and her have no jobs, are on government housing assistance, state insurance and food stamps. She has NEVER had a job in her life and claims that she can live off of the $53 a week in child support and food stamps. Maybe she can but can SS??
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There's nothing normal about
There's nothing normal about that BM. She sounds like a loser. That sucks. As far as the kid sticking the toy up his shirt, I'll tell you what my pediatrician told me. Pretty much everything they do at this age is "normal" and exploratory. Check back in five years, if he's still doing it you may have a problem.
it is not strange, he is
it is not strange, he is just 16 months!
If she wants to know if CS is caught up or not she should call the case worker. It is her biz, but it is also up to her to find out that info.
Again this little boy is up WAY to late and should not be sharing a bed with BM. A room? sure that isn't to big of a deal--as long as he is getting his rest.
That behavior is completely
That behavior is completely normal for a small child.
CS IS her business.
There are many people who choose to do the family bed thing (I am not one of them) so if this is her choice, who is to say that's wrong? Family bed or sharing a room doesn't = unfit.
As for the bedtime, well, I feel that's a bit late, but who knows why the child is up. Could be that he just wouldn't sleep. That actually DOES happen from time to time.
Children don't always do what we think they should. Sometimes they stick toys up their shirt, sometimes they play with themselves (completely normal...don't freak when this happens), sometimes they get tired earlier than normal, and sometimes they refuse to sleep. It's all just normal behavior.
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I get that the CS is her
I get that the CS is her business but its NOT her place to ask him about it. If she wants to know she can ask the courthouse or her lawyer, which excactly what he told her. As far as the bed sharing goes, that would be fine if she didnt have a different guy in it every week. I know he is tired before 9 because everytime we have him he goes to bed at 8. I know we are supposed to keep the same schedule but im not about to deny a child sleep when he is tired. He always sleeps til 9 am when he goes to bed at 8. He also takes a nap at 130 when he is here and she admitted she wasnt giving him naps. He has the same eating schedule here everyday also which i know she doesnt do. Today we got him from 330-8 and he slept the ENTIRE time, except the few mins we woke him up to eat at 5. Shes also admitted to giving him Benadryl often, which makes him sleep all day.
"Kill them w/ kindness, you fight fire w/ water."
I don't think you're even
I don't think you're even supposed to be giving a 16 month old children's benadryl. As far as I know, they don't make benadryl in an infant formula. Ask a pediatrician about that.
I dont' like the feet
I dont' like the feet rubbing thing, I think thats weird.
I think ss's behavior is normal, he's only 1.
"If I turn into another, Dig me up from under what is covering the better part of me" -Incubus
Teh pediatrician told her to
Teh pediatrician told her to give him a tiny bit while he was sick but shes giving it to him even when he just has a runny nose. I have a hunch that shes doing it just to get him to sleep so she can go out and hang out w/ her many bfs.
"Kill them w/ kindness, you fight fire w/ water."