I've currently locked myself in the bathroom to get away from my son. We are fighting again. I don't understand it. He's good all day, then at bedtime, he becomes a holy terror.
And by "fighting", I mean he scratches, hits, kicks, and bites me. I'm afraid of a 5-yr-old. He's really a good kid during the day, so I don't get it at all. It aggravates and upsets me very much. I feel like an awful mother.
I was a pretty easy kid. My ex (son's dad) was terrible (this is not exclusive to his childhood). I have a feeling this could be partly genetic, but is mostly that I am a very bad disciplinarian.
I'm so afraid he'll end up like my ex. I'm debating whether I should take him for counseling, since I don't know what to do, but I really think that with more structure, things will be better.