How to discipline/teach this boy when...

updated by mommy @ 5 years 3 months 2 weeks and 3 days old

1) ...he tries to imitate the "bad habits" from teacher and tell me "my teacher also do the same"?

Well, teachers are also human and they are not perfect too. Funny thing is, he can be so observant that he notices little little things that the teachers (whether school or bau bei) do and he imitates them at home.

Eg 1: He tied all her bau bei flash cards in rubber band and "throw" it to the floor from a standing position. He has a box to keep the cards but he just didn't want to keep in the box and I told him how many times not to throw the cards on the floor but he insisted that his teacher does the same.

Eg 2: He placed his mic at the stand the other way and resulted in the mic always fall off from the stand. I taught him how to place it the right way but he insisted that his teacher in school did the same.

Eg 3: He store his water in a mineral bottle and put in the fridge and drink straight from there. I never allow him to drink cold water and he told me his bau bei teacher also drink the water from the fridge.

Eg 4: He uses his hands/fingers to wipe the marker off the whiteboard. I always tell him to use the eraser and never use hands but he said his teacher in school also does the same.

How?

2)....he uses the same tone of voice and words on us and when we tell him he cannot say that, he somemore think that he is right with that...

Eg: I asked him what drinks he wants in Pizza hut and he did tell me what he wants but I was too occupied with the menu and repeatly asked the same question and he answered me in a very rude tone:

"I already told you what I want ma. You didn't hear meh? How many times you want me to tell you?"

I immediately lecture him "How can you say that to mommy? Mommy loves you so much that I bring you here for lunch and you talk to me like this?"

Still in his "frustrated" tone, he replied, "yeah ma, i told you so many times already and how many times you want me to tell you what I want?"

Well, I know it is my fault for asking the question few times but I could not accept his tone of voice and totally regard this as RUDE.

3) ...when he is so slow in certain things and we wanted him to do it "NOW" and he will use it back on us when he wants something and we asked him to wait but he will tell us " I want it NOW."

4)...when we asked him to sleep early and he will question us back why we are not sleeping early ourselves. When I told him we have work to do and he will tell us "Can do tomorrow ma. Now is already late and it is sleeping time."

Basically he will use a lot of words/phrases that we use on him. I am already very careful with what I said but yet, there are times that I need to lecture/teach him and he used it back on us, which I could not accept but to him, he thinks that if we can use it on him, why can't he use it back on us? Well, kids are innocence i know but how can I explain to him that certain things/words/actions that only the parents can do and not children? He can't seems to understand that.

Anyway, he is not always like that. Overall, I consider him as quite a good/obedient boy. Just that I want him to be better and knows to draw his line.