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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 189364" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I am so sorry you have lost this weekend with difficult child. His behavior certainly is frustrating. </p><p> </p><p>Did the therapist ask him to come up with more postive ways to get attention? Maybe asking for someone to play a game with him or help him with something or just ask to talk with someone? Let him know there is nothing wrong with wanting attention every now and then but there are appropriate ways in getting it than causing problems. Ask him what he can do if he can not get the attention at that moment - ask for a book to read, journal about the day, write about future plans, write how to meet goals he is working on?</p><p> </p><p>Are you able to send mail to him? I would use that as a way of giving him some positive attention. You can send him cheery notes - funny cards to make him laugh - thinking of you cards - cards with words of wisdom - keep the messages very short, if too long, he will not read them. One sentence notes will work a few times a week. To save postage, hand a bundle of pre-addressed cards to the staff to dole out one a day or so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 189364, member: 5096"] I am so sorry you have lost this weekend with difficult child. His behavior certainly is frustrating. Did the therapist ask him to come up with more postive ways to get attention? Maybe asking for someone to play a game with him or help him with something or just ask to talk with someone? Let him know there is nothing wrong with wanting attention every now and then but there are appropriate ways in getting it than causing problems. Ask him what he can do if he can not get the attention at that moment - ask for a book to read, journal about the day, write about future plans, write how to meet goals he is working on? Are you able to send mail to him? I would use that as a way of giving him some positive attention. You can send him cheery notes - funny cards to make him laugh - thinking of you cards - cards with words of wisdom - keep the messages very short, if too long, he will not read them. One sentence notes will work a few times a week. To save postage, hand a bundle of pre-addressed cards to the staff to dole out one a day or so. [/QUOTE]
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