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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 31016" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kathie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Maybe we can do a difficult child swap,LOL. No, I don't think that would work. I wouldn't want to risk getting somebody with more issues, plus I have all this practice with my difficult child. Wishing you peaceful moments. </div></div></p><p></p><p>Hmmm - isn't that what the "tough love" people do? Make places in their homes for troubled kids, and have others do the same for their kids?</p><p></p><p>I think their general idea is that as a "tough love" foster mom/dad, you can be more impartial since you don't have an emotional investment in the child. It's supposedly easier to set rules, consequences, rewards, and boundaries with a child that isn't your own.</p><p></p><p>So, in a way, it IS like a "difficult child" swap meet. I don't know if it works, and my son is way too old for it (he's almost 18), but for some folks it seems to work. So, maybe the idea isn't as far-fetched as it first sounds, and would sure give the poor mum a much-needed break (as well as getting older difficult child away from the other one).</p><p></p><p>Just a thought...</p><p></p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 31016, member: 3579"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kathie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Maybe we can do a difficult child swap,LOL. No, I don't think that would work. I wouldn't want to risk getting somebody with more issues, plus I have all this practice with my difficult child. Wishing you peaceful moments. </div></div> Hmmm - isn't that what the "tough love" people do? Make places in their homes for troubled kids, and have others do the same for their kids? I think their general idea is that as a "tough love" foster mom/dad, you can be more impartial since you don't have an emotional investment in the child. It's supposedly easier to set rules, consequences, rewards, and boundaries with a child that isn't your own. So, in a way, it IS like a "difficult child" swap meet. I don't know if it works, and my son is way too old for it (he's almost 18), but for some folks it seems to work. So, maybe the idea isn't as far-fetched as it first sounds, and would sure give the poor mum a much-needed break (as well as getting older difficult child away from the other one). Just a thought... Mike [/QUOTE]
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