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5 yr old tantrums/out of control
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<blockquote data-quote="Wiped Out" data-source="post: 674262" data-attributes="member: 1631"><p>Welcome Crankykid (I like the name-it fits my difficult child perfectly). </p><p></p><p>My son was very similar at that age. I would probably start with getting him a multidisciplinary evaluation which includes a neuro-psychologist, a child psychologist, and a child psychiatrist. The combination gives can give you a good look at what is going on. </p><p></p><p>In the meantime, I would recommend reading <em>The Explosive Child by Ross Greene (sp?).They give some good ways to handle kiddos like ours. It's sort of a basket system where you prioritize things. Basket A is non-negotiables (you have a line drawn in the sand-for us it was very few things-like taking his medicine and violence). Basket B is where you negotiate (described well in the book and negotiate might not be the best word). Basket C are things that aren't worth the battle (for example with our son it was food-it led to too many meltdowns, tantrums, violence).</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I'm glad you found us but sorry you needed to. Is your child in kindergarten or daycare? If so how is he doing? Do they see the same behaviors?</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wiped Out, post: 674262, member: 1631"] Welcome Crankykid (I like the name-it fits my difficult child perfectly). My son was very similar at that age. I would probably start with getting him a multidisciplinary evaluation which includes a neuro-psychologist, a child psychologist, and a child psychiatrist. The combination gives can give you a good look at what is going on. In the meantime, I would recommend reading [I]The Explosive Child by Ross Greene (sp?).They give some good ways to handle kiddos like ours. It's sort of a basket system where you prioritize things. Basket A is non-negotiables (you have a line drawn in the sand-for us it was very few things-like taking his medicine and violence). Basket B is where you negotiate (described well in the book and negotiate might not be the best word). Basket C are things that aren't worth the battle (for example with our son it was food-it led to too many meltdowns, tantrums, violence). I'm glad you found us but sorry you needed to. Is your child in kindergarten or daycare? If so how is he doing? Do they see the same behaviors?[/I] [/QUOTE]
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