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Reverting....11y/o acting like 5y/o
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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 268859" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">My "difficult child in training" is age 10, and still seems to have the maturity of a 7 yr old. This does cause social problems at school as he gets teased a lot by the kids in his fifth grade class for acting like a "baby". His best friend is a 7 yr old. I believe he is maturing, just not at the same rate, and that eventually he will grow up, just at his own pace. I don't want to add to the stresses he is already experiencing so I just let him be himself. If he comes over in the middle of the night, I snuggle, and I let him play with the younger toys without complaint. I do encourage and recognize any form of more mature behavior. And, I try to give him tasks that required independence. He does them well, but still seems to act like a 7 yr old. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Your child is probably different. Mine is not regressing, he never had the maturity. Regression may be something different. He could be jealous of other younger kids, he might want the kind of attention he had when he was younger, or he could be struggling with something that is bothering him. Has he had any traumatic experiences that might have triggered the behavior? A counselor might be a good idea.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 268859, member: 6557"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]My "difficult child in training" is age 10, and still seems to have the maturity of a 7 yr old. This does cause social problems at school as he gets teased a lot by the kids in his fifth grade class for acting like a "baby". His best friend is a 7 yr old. I believe he is maturing, just not at the same rate, and that eventually he will grow up, just at his own pace. I don't want to add to the stresses he is already experiencing so I just let him be himself. If he comes over in the middle of the night, I snuggle, and I let him play with the younger toys without complaint. I do encourage and recognize any form of more mature behavior. And, I try to give him tasks that required independence. He does them well, but still seems to act like a 7 yr old. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Your child is probably different. Mine is not regressing, he never had the maturity. Regression may be something different. He could be jealous of other younger kids, he might want the kind of attention he had when he was younger, or he could be struggling with something that is bothering him. Has he had any traumatic experiences that might have triggered the behavior? A counselor might be a good idea.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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