What do I do to get my son out of this habit of being lazy, not listening, and just being rude when comes back from his dad( every second weekend) he is like this for 2-3 days, then he will go back to been good he helps put toys away and clean and he doesn't argue with me when I ask him something and he listens he his three
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Um... He's 3. Cut him some slack.
I know how you feel! My DD is 3 and loves to help around the house. I think it is about being in a routine and having consistency. Going to dads definately throws things off. It is hard readjusting each time. I have recently done up a "house rules" list. I know it might seem a bit young but it is super simple things like no yelling, smacking, put socks in the bathroom etc. Very simple things but as soon as I put it on paper it was like i was carving it in stone ha ha! I also gave a copy to her dad so that he knows what we are following - up to him if he follows it though. She is now a rule nazi :-) she has always been a routine baby/toddler though so I can see how it may not work for other kids. Good luck!
Agree he's very young and that's big changes for him to deal with, give him some days of kindness to adjust once he's back with you.