7, 5 and 3 yo made all over room together

amother

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 9:57 pm

😱😱
They're difficult at bedtime but I got them all settled, they were quiet in their beds. Turns out the 7 and 3 yos went quietly into the 5 yos room and the three of them together made all over the desk and floor!
What on earth?! I've never encountered behavior like this before in all my years of parenting!

amother

Diamond

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:01 pm

You make them clean it up. I'm very serious! Give them rags and Mr clean spray and they need to clean it up.

amother

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:05 pm

amother Diamond wrote:

You make them clean it up. I'm very serious! Give them rags and Mr clean spray and they need to clean it up.

They started cleaning it up and were giggling together about it! So I sent them back to bed and finished mopping it up myself. It was a LOT, all over the room. What is wrong with my kids?!

amother

Tuberose

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:06 pm

I agree they need to clean it up.

Whose idea was it?

amother

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:15 pm

amother Tuberose wrote:

I agree they need to clean it up.

Whose idea was it?

I don't know. The.7 year old said the 3 year old started doing it first.

amother

Green

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:16 pm

What did they make? Not making sense.

amother

Junglegreen

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:20 pm

amother Green wrote:

What did they make? Not making sense.

They peed, pooped, or both!
OP, I'd just cry!!
Is the 7 year old a challenging kid in general? Because this behavior is not the norm for a 7 year old. Hugs and love.

amother

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:21 pm

amother Junglegreen wrote:

They peed, pooped, or both!
OP, I'd just cry!!
Is the 7 year old a challenging kid in general? Because this behavior is not the norm for a 7 year old. Hugs and love.

They urinated 😨😨

amother

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:24 pm

The 7 year old has been much more difficult lately. The ds older than him thinks his friend at school is a bad influence

amother

Tuberose

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:25 pm

amother OP wrote:

I don't know. The.7 year old said the 3 year old started doing it first.

I’d have some strong words with the 7 year old. S/he needs to tell you if 3 is doing something insane, not join in.

But my 7 year old has joined in some wacky stuff. They’re still pretty impulsive at that age and if someone is making trouble, the temptation is strong.

amother

Impatiens

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:25 pm

Omg a 3 year old ok. A 5 year old maybe. The 7 year old would get such a slap in the face and a hundred other punishments the next day too.

amother

Junglegreen

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:26 pm

amother OP wrote:

The 7 year old has been much more difficult lately. The ds older than him thinks his friend at school is a bad influence

That's very possible.
My 4 year old has been doing and saying things that are really out of character for him. He keeps saying that a certain boy in his class does and says those things. That boy is a new boy that joined the class for the summer.

#BestBubby

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:30 pm

7 year old should be punished

He should not act like a 3 y.o.

BrisketBoss

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:31 pm

amother OP wrote:

They started cleaning it up and were giggling together about it! So I sent them back to bed and finished mopping it up myself. It was a LOT, all over the room. What is wrong with my kids?!

You didn't let them keep cleaning because they were having too much fun? Do you really want cleaning to be a punishment, to be something they view as a negative activity?

amother

Junglegreen

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:33 pm

BrisketBoss wrote:

You didn't let them keep cleaning because they were having too much fun? Do you really want cleaning to be a punishment, to be something they view as a negative activity?

The 7 year old definitely needs to be punished for this with something that's not fun for her. Maybe the 5 year old as well.
I generally don't punish kids, but this is a biggie.

amother

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:34 pm

BrisketBoss wrote:

You didn't let them keep cleaning because they were having too much fun? Do you really want cleaning to be a punishment, to be something they view as a negative activity?

They were supposed to be in their beds in separate rooms going to sleep but they didn't want to. So now they made trouble and got to stay up together giggling and wiping it up, I wasn't going to let them stay up any later together.

amother

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:38 pm

amother Junglegreen wrote:

The 7 year old definitely needs to be punished for this with something that's not fun for her. Maybe the 5 year old as well.
I generally don't punish kids, but this is a biggie.

I don't know what the punishment should be...in a way this behavior is too extreme for any punishment I could give a 7 yo

amother

Milk

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:39 pm

Let it be a zecher to churban beit hamikdash

IvriAnochi

Thu, Jul 06 2023, 10:45 pm

Just commenting to sympathize with you OP that sucks! I would be livid