Woofens
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Not sure what to title this thread. I have a ton of questions. I've looked through alot of posts, and haven't found anything that helps so far.
Alot of the posts I have read involve pre-teens and teens. My difficult child is not quite 7 (November). He has been hurting people in his outbursts for over 2 years. He goes out of his way to try to injure people. If he knows you have a weak spot, he will use it to try to hurt you. I mean physical weakness, not about mental or emotional. He threatens to hurt people. After he broke my wrist, his favorite threat was "I'll break your wrist again". His baby sitter has torn ligaments in her wrist, (not from him) and if things turn physical between them when he has an outburst, he tries to hurt her wrist. By physical there I mean like bodily removing him from the situation to his room or trying to keep him in his room. He hits, kicks, and pinches his siblings. He threatens to run away almost daily (has even packed his clothes) but so far has never left the house. Mainly because I told him that even though the clothes and things he wears are his, M and I bought and paid for them and he cannot leave the house without permission in them, so if he runs away, it will be naked. (maybe not the best thing to tell him? I don't know)
So I'm wondering, at what point do I call in the authorities? If I call the police, what are they going to do about a not quite 7 year old? I'm really afraid he is going to seriously hurt someone... he has in the past, my wrist and when he kicked the sitter. He kicks a lot, and has left bruises on almost all of us. He knows that he can over power me. I'm not a weakling I'm 6 feet tall and weigh about 150, but this kid is incredibly strong for his age, especially in his legs. He knows that I cannot physically restrain him for anything but a short period of time. He knows that I have back trouble and can't pick him up or carry him.
Is 6 too young to involve the police? I called the local sheriff department today to speak to a juvenile officer but they aren't in until tomorrow.
So far, knock on wood, his outbursts have only been with us. He has had no trouble at school, or when he is with his dad.
Those of you with preteens and teens, did you have problems with them at age 6? Does anyone have a difficult child that is around mine's age?
Thanks for reading
Jan
Alot of the posts I have read involve pre-teens and teens. My difficult child is not quite 7 (November). He has been hurting people in his outbursts for over 2 years. He goes out of his way to try to injure people. If he knows you have a weak spot, he will use it to try to hurt you. I mean physical weakness, not about mental or emotional. He threatens to hurt people. After he broke my wrist, his favorite threat was "I'll break your wrist again". His baby sitter has torn ligaments in her wrist, (not from him) and if things turn physical between them when he has an outburst, he tries to hurt her wrist. By physical there I mean like bodily removing him from the situation to his room or trying to keep him in his room. He hits, kicks, and pinches his siblings. He threatens to run away almost daily (has even packed his clothes) but so far has never left the house. Mainly because I told him that even though the clothes and things he wears are his, M and I bought and paid for them and he cannot leave the house without permission in them, so if he runs away, it will be naked. (maybe not the best thing to tell him? I don't know)
So I'm wondering, at what point do I call in the authorities? If I call the police, what are they going to do about a not quite 7 year old? I'm really afraid he is going to seriously hurt someone... he has in the past, my wrist and when he kicked the sitter. He kicks a lot, and has left bruises on almost all of us. He knows that he can over power me. I'm not a weakling I'm 6 feet tall and weigh about 150, but this kid is incredibly strong for his age, especially in his legs. He knows that I cannot physically restrain him for anything but a short period of time. He knows that I have back trouble and can't pick him up or carry him.
Is 6 too young to involve the police? I called the local sheriff department today to speak to a juvenile officer but they aren't in until tomorrow.
So far, knock on wood, his outbursts have only been with us. He has had no trouble at school, or when he is with his dad.
Those of you with preteens and teens, did you have problems with them at age 6? Does anyone have a difficult child that is around mine's age?
Thanks for reading
Jan
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