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My 5 year-old - screaming, hitting, disobedient
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 234565" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi and Welcome! You have found a wonderful source of support, knowledge and caring. We have all had problems with our kids, so no judgements or blaming mom happens here. </p><p></p><p>There ARE things you can do. I recommend a couple of books. The Explosive Child by Ross Greene is one that almost all of us have found useful. It may seem counter-intuitive at first, but once you get accustomed to it, it works quite well. I also like the Love and Logic books (you can explore them at <a href="http://www.loveandlogic.com" target="_blank">www.loveandlogic.com</a>). I think what I liked best about them is that a.) it stressed strengthening a loving bond between parent and child while using natural consequences and b.) it "clicked" with my husband so we could be on the same page.</p><p></p><p>I really think you probably need to have him evaluated by a multi-disciplinary team (group of docs who work together to try to figure out what is going on, often led by a child and adolescent psychiatrist or developmental pediatrician) or a neuropsychologist (psychologist with very specialized training in testing and how the brain impacts behavior). What you are looking for is not a 50 min evaluation, but an evaluation that takes a substantial amount of time broken into 2-3 hour chunks.</p><p></p><p>Bear in mind that as he grows, what you see may change, so you will want to find docs you can really work with. </p><p></p><p>also, because the songs bother him and the constant movement, etc.... I STRONGLY recomment having him evaluated by an Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist (OT)) for sensory integration issues. many of our kids have sensory issues and need certain kinds of stimuli and therapy to help with it. I KNOW my youngest would have ended up with an ADHD diagnosis if we had not gotten an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation that showed significant sensory problems - and the great thing about sensory problems is that they can be helped WITHOUT medication. There is a wonderful author, Carol Kranowitz, who has written 2 books that you may find helpful. If you can only buy one, I recommend the 2nd one I will list here: 1.) The Out of Sync Child - this explains sensory issues and how they can be helped. Good, helpful reading, most libraries have it or can get it through inter-library loan. 2.) The Out of Sync Child Has Fun - this is PACKED with activities to suit all sorts of sensory stimulation a child might need. It also has ways to make them quite affordable, which is always a plus for us.</p><p></p><p>I hope you stick around, I am glad you found us. We DO have an Early Childhood section of the site, which might also be helpful to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 234565, member: 1233"] Hi and Welcome! You have found a wonderful source of support, knowledge and caring. We have all had problems with our kids, so no judgements or blaming mom happens here. There ARE things you can do. I recommend a couple of books. The Explosive Child by Ross Greene is one that almost all of us have found useful. It may seem counter-intuitive at first, but once you get accustomed to it, it works quite well. I also like the Love and Logic books (you can explore them at [url]www.loveandlogic.com[/url]). I think what I liked best about them is that a.) it stressed strengthening a loving bond between parent and child while using natural consequences and b.) it "clicked" with my husband so we could be on the same page. I really think you probably need to have him evaluated by a multi-disciplinary team (group of docs who work together to try to figure out what is going on, often led by a child and adolescent psychiatrist or developmental pediatrician) or a neuropsychologist (psychologist with very specialized training in testing and how the brain impacts behavior). What you are looking for is not a 50 min evaluation, but an evaluation that takes a substantial amount of time broken into 2-3 hour chunks. Bear in mind that as he grows, what you see may change, so you will want to find docs you can really work with. also, because the songs bother him and the constant movement, etc.... I STRONGLY recomment having him evaluated by an Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist (OT)) for sensory integration issues. many of our kids have sensory issues and need certain kinds of stimuli and therapy to help with it. I KNOW my youngest would have ended up with an ADHD diagnosis if we had not gotten an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation that showed significant sensory problems - and the great thing about sensory problems is that they can be helped WITHOUT medication. There is a wonderful author, Carol Kranowitz, who has written 2 books that you may find helpful. If you can only buy one, I recommend the 2nd one I will list here: 1.) The Out of Sync Child - this explains sensory issues and how they can be helped. Good, helpful reading, most libraries have it or can get it through inter-library loan. 2.) The Out of Sync Child Has Fun - this is PACKED with activities to suit all sorts of sensory stimulation a child might need. It also has ways to make them quite affordable, which is always a plus for us. I hope you stick around, I am glad you found us. We DO have an Early Childhood section of the site, which might also be helpful to you. [/QUOTE]
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