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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 297983" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Hello SJB and welcome. Sounds like you really have your hands full!</p><p></p><p>With regard to the bedroom, I would advise using natural consequences. Your difficult child has shown repeatedly that she can't keep her room clean or keep her things in good condition. Therefore, her room should be stripped down to <strong>bare essentials only</strong>.</p><p></p><p>A bed, or even a mattress on the floor, with plain sheets and a blanket for warmth if necessary. No new bedding, nothing nice or cute. </p><p></p><p>An open shelf or a laundry basket in which to store clothes. Or a dresser from Goodwill. Again, nothing new or nice.</p><p></p><p>Some of the parents on the board have had to remove bedroom doors, or leave them off when a difficult child destroys the door. </p><p></p><p>If she breaks or destroys something, don't fix or replace it. Let her live with it as it is. If the paint gets nasty, same thing. Do not repaint.</p><p></p><p>Take all of the extras (toys, knick knacks, nice things) out of her room. Box them up and lock them away, or give them to charity. Again, she has shown that she can't or won't maintain her things, so she shouldn't have them.</p><p></p><p>None of this is punishment, it's just the consequences of her actions.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 297983, member: 3907"] Hello SJB and welcome. Sounds like you really have your hands full! With regard to the bedroom, I would advise using natural consequences. Your difficult child has shown repeatedly that she can't keep her room clean or keep her things in good condition. Therefore, her room should be stripped down to [B]bare essentials only[/B]. A bed, or even a mattress on the floor, with plain sheets and a blanket for warmth if necessary. No new bedding, nothing nice or cute. An open shelf or a laundry basket in which to store clothes. Or a dresser from Goodwill. Again, nothing new or nice. Some of the parents on the board have had to remove bedroom doors, or leave them off when a difficult child destroys the door. If she breaks or destroys something, don't fix or replace it. Let her live with it as it is. If the paint gets nasty, same thing. Do not repaint. Take all of the extras (toys, knick knacks, nice things) out of her room. Box them up and lock them away, or give them to charity. Again, she has shown that she can't or won't maintain her things, so she shouldn't have them. None of this is punishment, it's just the consequences of her actions. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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