[HappyHopefulMommy]

One month ago we were placed with a sib set of 3 through fost/adopt. They are boy - 6, girl - 5 and girl - 3. We also have a bio daugther who is 8. We are all adjusting pretty good, but have our moments (days). My boy is almost 7 and will do almost anything for attention. This morning he did not want to go to school (every day he tells me he is not going to school). While I am putting his shoes on he kicks me, hits me and constantly calls me stupid. Like I said, it has been one month and we are pretty strict about name calling and hitting, kicking in our house. And he has been really good about it - we were pretty lenient the first few weeks, but made it known it is not ok and apologies had to be made. So, after school today I had him write, "I will not hit or kick my mom or call her stupid" 15 times. His option was to do that or spend the evening in his room (only coming out for dinner, bathroom, bath and story time - which was really only 2 hours by this point) He chose to write the snetences, but he was not writing his sentences in the kitchen at the table so I sent him to his room to do it. He was still being extremely slow about it (and he is perfectly capable to do this - easy in 30 minutes if he wanted to). So, he ended up in his room all evening and still has only completed 10 sentences. I know it has "only" been a month, but he does know the rules and I gave him lots of chances. But, from those of you that have been through this - am I expecting too much of his age after being placed for a month? He and his sisters have had a tough life and they are great kids. I just don't know if I am being too hard on him.