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EVERYTHING is a battle - I am TIRED!
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<blockquote data-quote="Philly area" data-source="post: 581508" data-attributes="member: 15990"><p>Hi I just found this forum. I have four kids - three biological and one adopted. On the whole we're doing ok, but I sometimes feel I need to vent about my adopted child (age 7) who has some attachment issues as well as my 14 year old who has some motivational issues. </p><p></p><p> By no means do I have all the answers but I see a couple of times you've mentioned combing his hair. My way of dealing with that would just be to cut his hair very short, like a buzz cut. Fortunately for you, he's a boy and it won't be too weird of a look. Three of my kids are boys and only rarely does their hair get long enough to need a combing. </p><p></p><p>And here's an encouraging note. Like so many here have suggested, my whole MO with dealing with my combative 7 y.o. is to pick my battles very carefully. Tooth brushing was one I wasn't fighting. And this despite his older brother telling him his breath stinks. Even occasionally a child at school has said something to him. I coped by simply taking him to the dentist every 3 months (instead of six month) for a cleaning. An extra $120 twice a year has been well worth it. Anyway, he had a cavity which was filled last week. He decided he didn't like it and has been diligently brushing his teeth every morning and every night since. With absolutely no prompting from me. It's a miracle!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Philly area, post: 581508, member: 15990"] Hi I just found this forum. I have four kids - three biological and one adopted. On the whole we're doing ok, but I sometimes feel I need to vent about my adopted child (age 7) who has some attachment issues as well as my 14 year old who has some motivational issues. By no means do I have all the answers but I see a couple of times you've mentioned combing his hair. My way of dealing with that would just be to cut his hair very short, like a buzz cut. Fortunately for you, he's a boy and it won't be too weird of a look. Three of my kids are boys and only rarely does their hair get long enough to need a combing. And here's an encouraging note. Like so many here have suggested, my whole MO with dealing with my combative 7 y.o. is to pick my battles very carefully. Tooth brushing was one I wasn't fighting. And this despite his older brother telling him his breath stinks. Even occasionally a child at school has said something to him. I coped by simply taking him to the dentist every 3 months (instead of six month) for a cleaning. An extra $120 twice a year has been well worth it. Anyway, he had a cavity which was filled last week. He decided he didn't like it and has been diligently brushing his teeth every morning and every night since. With absolutely no prompting from me. It's a miracle! [/QUOTE]
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