Pulling out all the stops

Max has been in school for six weeks. We are still encountering behavior issues. Not listening, disregarding classroom rules, being silly/goofy, etc. We've tried lots of different approaches. None have been successful enough to get him through just one day. (with the exception of my birthday. . . that was his best day in school!) He's had a really hard time with Eli. Sometimes he joins Eli, sometimes he is doing what Eli suggests to him, and some other times, I think he's trying to get Eli to laugh. Whatever the case may be, the honeymoon is over, and we all think it's time for Max to start developing what our good friend dubbed "the stop and think muscle." The thing is, we all know how smart Max is, and he knows that all of these choices he is making are not appropriate and not ok.

So, our house is full of stop signs. Max can earn back areas or toys by having good days as deemed by his teacher. The house kind of reminds me of the book Tootle and the "stopping for the red flag waving" scenario where they filled the field with red flags to get Tootle to stop playing with the buttercups. . .

It's going to be fun having everyone over for Ruby's birthday and having to explain all the stop signs around the house!