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Born drug positive...wild 3 yr old
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 80203" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Angela, it indeed sounds like you have your hands full! It does my heart good to know that there are moms like you out there.</p><p></p><p>While we believe in the "she is only three" idea around here, we also believe that mother's intuition trumps all and that if mom suspects something is amiss, she's usually right. If it hasn't already been done, I would want her seen by a pediatric neurologist to rule out seizures, etc. It's not that common but sometimes we have kids coming through that have something along these lines and it usually frustrates assessment by casting a cloudy veil over everything else. I don't normally recommend this as a first stop but her neonatal history also isn't typical. </p><p></p><p>It's pretty common for bio-parents with this one's substance abuse history to also have mental health issues they are self medicating for so you'll want to remain open to that very real possibility given the strong genetic connections in mental health. You might also want to to some reading up on Early Onset Childhood Bipolar. There's also an excellent book called The Bipolar Child by Demitri and Janice Papolos. </p><p></p><p>The Explosive Child is a great resource--highly recommended if you haven't already read it.</p><p></p><p>Many parents around here have used Melatonin safely and successfully for helping children fall asleep. It's a homeopathic and most parents never see any side effects so you might want to give that a try. GNC is said to carry a children's liquid version.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 80203, member: 701"] Hi Angela, it indeed sounds like you have your hands full! It does my heart good to know that there are moms like you out there. While we believe in the "she is only three" idea around here, we also believe that mother's intuition trumps all and that if mom suspects something is amiss, she's usually right. If it hasn't already been done, I would want her seen by a pediatric neurologist to rule out seizures, etc. It's not that common but sometimes we have kids coming through that have something along these lines and it usually frustrates assessment by casting a cloudy veil over everything else. I don't normally recommend this as a first stop but her neonatal history also isn't typical. It's pretty common for bio-parents with this one's substance abuse history to also have mental health issues they are self medicating for so you'll want to remain open to that very real possibility given the strong genetic connections in mental health. You might also want to to some reading up on Early Onset Childhood Bipolar. There's also an excellent book called The Bipolar Child by Demitri and Janice Papolos. The Explosive Child is a great resource--highly recommended if you haven't already read it. Many parents around here have used Melatonin safely and successfully for helping children fall asleep. It's a homeopathic and most parents never see any side effects so you might want to give that a try. GNC is said to carry a children's liquid version. [/QUOTE]
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