My son wont stop touching things, advice?

Sounds like he feeds off of negative attention. Stop yelling at him, he loves it.

Empower him. Give him tons of meaningless choices. Do you want PBJ or meat sandwiches? Do you want grape or strawberry jelly? Do you want to play on the playground or get in the car? Do you want to go to bed now of in 5 minutes? Do you want a piggy back ride to bed or walk? If he asks for a third choice, tell him that wasn't one of the options.

It worries me that you have your sharps on top of the refrigerator. I can just imagine it falling off one day and impaling some little one through the top of the head.

Let us start with what we know.

First, safety is your responsibility, not the child's will power! Find a way to keep dangerous things from all of the children.

Second, children learn by touching, tasting, manipulating and observing. Perhaps this child is actually much more adventerous and intelligent than the others. He watches you use the curling iron and he wants to see what it all about.

Third, children crave individualized attention and approval. He may be attention seeking because he needs more than the other children. Try giving him more. Not as a reward for bad behavior but especially when he does something good.

Just try it for awhile and see what happens.

Ok first of all not feeding your child lunch because they won't stop touching things isn't a good punishment. It shouldn't be a punishment at all. Maybe no snacks. But not, not feeding him lunch. Second if the girls do not do that kind of stuff great. And do reward them for not doing as he does. If he isn't good with listening with not touching things you could try giving him a smack on the hand when he touches something he shouldn't be. Get a play pen or aomething taller so he can't climb out and put him in it when he gets in to stuff

Have you looked into medical possibilities such as autism? He needs positive practice. Sit him down if you can - and put out a bunch of your things and a bunch of his toys. Explain to him he can touch his things but not yours and actually practice this! When he does the right thing he gets a small reward (like an m&m). Then move your things back to where they normally are and keep practicing. Then catch him "not touching your stuff" and praise and reinforce this too as we'll as when he's touching things he could like his toys. Punishment rarely works especially if its something he cannot control.

He is a normal boy. You are fortunate your girls are quieter. But you need to make safe his environment, so he can have more freedom. I find it abhorrent what you wrote at the beginning of your third paragraph. If you can invest time and effort with him now; you will avoid problems in future years. I do hope you can stop raising your children as a group and begin to focus on how his different needs can be met instead of stifled.

Sorry to preach because I know you are exhausted; but if you do this now, your teen years will be fine with him. ( Only then you will be in the ' drama' that girls have!) Best wishes

You are really mean to your son!Not giving him food??You should say this to him "if you touch all my stuff I'm not giving you your favorite snack or food a couple of times, then he'll might understand!

That's how he LEARNS you moron.

Do you WANT him to grow up to be as stupid as you are?

You do NOT refuse to feed the kid for wanting to learn.

SHOW HIM THE STUFF.

LET HIM TOUCH IT.

Then tell him it's yours and he can't touch it again unless he asks.

And you NEV ER EVER EVER EVER EVER withhold food as a punishment.

ARE you frikkin retarded?

It means he wants to be a handy man when he grows up, hey, someone has to the crappy jobs in this world. :P