theelfqueen Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 My 16 year old was being moody and miserable to everyone this afternoon ... after he snapped at his brother and complained for 1/2 hours about his cooking class ... and general grumping around- I called him over to me. He was very surprised when I said "Sandwich, Shower, Nap" and pointed to the kitchen... "but I don't want a sandwich" Doesn't have to be a sandwich... just eat a snack and go shower and rest until x time. He stared at me in confusion but followed directions and came back in a much better mood. SO THANKS Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Food works wonders. It has always been the first thing I tried when my kids were exceedingly grumpy - and mostly the problem was solved 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 My boys prefer soaking in a bubble bath to a shower. We buy the cheap Walmart or Safeway ones. DS11 has been know to soak in a bubble bath for more than an hour so he is not allowed to lock the only bathroom's door else no one else would have toilet access. Chocolates work wonders too from the time when my kids were toddlers. Yesterday my DS12 was slightly hungry and grouchy at 8pm when we were going to drive home. Guylain chocolates did the trick. Ferrero Rocher always work but Guylain was on sale. Nap is the tricky one and had only worked for DS11 as he literally falls asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Works for husbands too :) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 It's magic. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 None of my kids has taken a bargain since they were like 5 lol Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Ha ha autocorrect... bath Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I have a friend who has fostered several teen boys. She always says when they got moody or angry, she'd just make them a sandwich and by the time they were done eating they usually forgot what they were upset about 😄 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I went through this just today with ds#1 (who is only 9 :crying: ). He'd just had food & a shower, so I sent him out for a run. A walk sometimes did wonders for dd#1 when the other three didn't work. I'm sending him to bed early tonight, too, because I suspect he hasn't been getting enough sleep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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