Thomas has started to go, "Eh, eh, eh, ehhhh..." sometimes. It seems like he does it when he's irritated. He had done it before, but it seems like he had stopped for six months. Now he's starting up again. It either has to do with his new school environment and feeling stress as he adjusts, or it has to do with another reason. He might have randomly started up again because of, perhaps, reading a book, hearing a sound somewhere, or just remembering he used to do it.

One really great rather peaceful method I have found to get Thomas to comply or stop undesired behaviour, besides offering him something he really wants (i.e. bribing), is giving him a bear hug. I hold him with my arms, body, and legs, so he becomes immobile, I tell him to fix his behaviour, and if he doesn't say, "Yes, Daddy" right away, I say, "Say, 'Yes, Daddy,'" until he says it. After two or three times of this, I've noticed he does not do the unacceptable behaviour.

So this morning, I gave him two big bear hugs and since then he has not made the sound. We will see if this sticks!

Christine and I both firmly believe that Thomas is adjusting to school much better than we expected. He is getting thumbs up from his teacher on the way out the door at hometime, and we are hearing that teachers are enjoying him in class. Wonderful!

Keep it up, Thomas! :D