rymohr

Is it an ethical decision or a technical one? Surprised they make no mention of it in their docs on managing disruptive comments.

https://help.github.com/articles/managing-disruptive-comments/

My oldest son is now 6 years old and grows more defiant by the day. He frequently tries to physically hurt me, his mom, and his younger sisters (ages 1 and 3).

We've tried the whole "natural consequences" thing and he doesn't care. He just uses it as an excuse to get angrier and call you names.

Timeouts don't work either. It's gotten to the point that we cannot get him to settle down without physically restraining him. I literally tied him to his bedpost this weekend so he would stop slamming doors and breaking stuff in his room while he was supposed to be on timeout.

Since the HN crowd comes from such a diverse background, I was hoping someone out there has experience with this kind of behavior and can offer some advice. None of the methods we know of are working and he is quickly wearing our family down to the bone. I'm not sure how much more my wife can take.