al is such a softy with them, and im the big mean ogre lol
OMG I swear I am going to have to be the tough parent. Charlie makes one little noise in her cot while sleeping and DP says :she's upset, can she come in the bed with us?"

Not that I wouldn't co-sleep if she needed it, we all sleep better when she's in the cot though and we do plan to conceive number 2 sometime. Sorry, off track.

He says he gets bored, has he done the test at school to show what level of education he is? My mate's sister rebelled from boredom and turns out she was super smart and school wasn't wearing her out/challenging her. Other possible tests are ADHD as previously mentioned or dyslexia? Also have you tried getting him say painting stuff/sketching stuff? might need a creative outlet.

Good work on the diciplining though, better sooner then later and you may feel like the evil stepmother but you're doing the right thing