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<blockquote data-quote="OpenWindow" data-source="post: 169917" data-attributes="member: 45"><p>You've gotten great advice so far. The first thing I did after finding this board was to read The Explosive Child. It gave me a good idea of how my difficult child was thinking, and it helped me start a behavior plan that actually had some effect. It wasn't perfect, but difficult child had a lot less meltdowns than before. </p><p></p><p>I can't agree more with the person who said to put alarms on the door. At our last house we were lucky enough to have an alarm system already installed when we moved in. Whenever a door or window opened, it beeped. My difficult child had a tendency to just walk out too, especially when he was mad, so this was a great help.</p><p></p><p>Alcoholism can be a sign of a mood disorder - some people self-medicate with alcohol. My father was an alcoholic and so was one of his brothers. I'm pretty sure they had an underlying mood disorder.</p><p></p><p>Behavior therapy and social skills therapy can help with getting along with other kids. My difficult child is improving, although he still gets himself in trouble because he just doesn't understand how to deal with other kids. </p><p></p><p>My difficult child has a little sister, too, who he is pretty mean to. He calls her names and hits her for any little thing. He's always telling her what to do and correcting her as if he were her parent. You should make it a point to never let them be alone together, even just in the same room. </p><p></p><p>You've come to the right place. There are so many people here who have been through the same things, who really understand what you're going through. Not only will you learn a lot to help your difficult child, you will know that you're not alone.</p><p></p><p>Linda</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OpenWindow, post: 169917, member: 45"] You've gotten great advice so far. The first thing I did after finding this board was to read The Explosive Child. It gave me a good idea of how my difficult child was thinking, and it helped me start a behavior plan that actually had some effect. It wasn't perfect, but difficult child had a lot less meltdowns than before. I can't agree more with the person who said to put alarms on the door. At our last house we were lucky enough to have an alarm system already installed when we moved in. Whenever a door or window opened, it beeped. My difficult child had a tendency to just walk out too, especially when he was mad, so this was a great help. Alcoholism can be a sign of a mood disorder - some people self-medicate with alcohol. My father was an alcoholic and so was one of his brothers. I'm pretty sure they had an underlying mood disorder. Behavior therapy and social skills therapy can help with getting along with other kids. My difficult child is improving, although he still gets himself in trouble because he just doesn't understand how to deal with other kids. My difficult child has a little sister, too, who he is pretty mean to. He calls her names and hits her for any little thing. He's always telling her what to do and correcting her as if he were her parent. You should make it a point to never let them be alone together, even just in the same room. You've come to the right place. There are so many people here who have been through the same things, who really understand what you're going through. Not only will you learn a lot to help your difficult child, you will know that you're not alone. Linda [/QUOTE]
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