With regards to behavior...

"With regards to behavior: You child is never ever going to come and tell you they need less stimulation in their life. The only way you will know this is with their behavior. So instead of looking at it as something to consequence and punish and modify - look at it as their only way to fill a need for themselves. Look at the behavior and look UNDER it. Find the need and fill it and I promise you you will have less behavior and more peace in your home. It takes years of doing this for your child before they start recognizing it and removing themselves from overwhelming stimulus. They don't have the capacity to do this at first! I am not saying no consequences though - we are big believers in consequences when they are needed. Sometimes though filling the need is consequence enough." New Hope Academy