'When asked to do minor chores or help with non-preferred tasks, he resorts to stomping, door slamming, crying, and whining before completing the task under duress.' ryanwexelblatt
: “My son is 12 and in 7th grade. I notice that, when asked to do minor chores or help with non-preferred tasks, he resorts to stomping, door slamming, crying, and whining before completing the task under duress.
Is it reasonable to expect that he demonstrate that he can respond to requests more appropriately before we get him a smartphone? I would like to talk with him about this expectation and give him the next 7 months to start working on this. Is this too much?”: “If you’re telling me that your son is stomping his feet and slamming doors, but then eventually does what you ask him to do, what he’s doing is putting on a show.
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