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12 yr old son suddenly out of control
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<blockquote data-quote="strongmanslady" data-source="post: 316978" data-attributes="member: 8354"><p>My son was definitely "on target" as far as milestones (walking, talking, etc.). He is a kid who always seems to need attention though. He will say something silly, or do something silly, just to get people's reactions. He is like this in school and at home (especially when we have company). He seems to "feed" off of the reactions he gets. My H and I give him loads of attention at home so I can't understand why he does this. We recently took his Xbox Live priviliges away as he was on that way, way too much. He would get angry while playing the games and we finally had to take it away. This may be one of the reasons he is acting out also. He feels his friends get way more "stuff" than he does and how their parents "don't care" what they do. He tells us he hates his life, hates our house, hates that he doesn't have more freedom, etc. Basically, he is pretty much making comments to us that he KNOWS will hurt us. He tells us to "shut up" now and even told my H last week to go "F" yourself. He has never, ever said that before. I am working on finding him a therapist but want to be sure I find the right one. My H and I are currently in counseling because of his affair so having my son acting out like this makes things even that more stressful for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="strongmanslady, post: 316978, member: 8354"] My son was definitely "on target" as far as milestones (walking, talking, etc.). He is a kid who always seems to need attention though. He will say something silly, or do something silly, just to get people's reactions. He is like this in school and at home (especially when we have company). He seems to "feed" off of the reactions he gets. My H and I give him loads of attention at home so I can't understand why he does this. We recently took his Xbox Live priviliges away as he was on that way, way too much. He would get angry while playing the games and we finally had to take it away. This may be one of the reasons he is acting out also. He feels his friends get way more "stuff" than he does and how their parents "don't care" what they do. He tells us he hates his life, hates our house, hates that he doesn't have more freedom, etc. Basically, he is pretty much making comments to us that he KNOWS will hurt us. He tells us to "shut up" now and even told my H last week to go "F" yourself. He has never, ever said that before. I am working on finding him a therapist but want to be sure I find the right one. My H and I are currently in counseling because of his affair so having my son acting out like this makes things even that more stressful for me. [/QUOTE]
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