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<blockquote data-quote="Zardo" data-source="post: 509395" data-attributes="member: 12490"><p><em>"I think we have to remember that it is very difficult for a 16 year old to stand up to an adult in that type of situation. My difficult child was as defiant as they come but she would never stand up to an adult in authority and try to convince them that they were wrong."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em>This is a tricky thing. Although sometimes mature, difficult child has a tencdency to ALWAYS stand up to adults. This is actually one of the things he needs to work on. He stands up and argues his point and will never back down. Again, not in your face, but to the extent where he is not open to 2 way communication, only getting his side across. This is one of the things that concernned her. There have been times that he has been better with trying to stay calm and understand a different perspective, especially when he was in IOP. So - although I think his advocacy for the Celexa was an example of using this skill in a positive way, this is a sticking point for him. I will talk to him today and tell him this this instance in an example of an appropriate use of that skill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardo, post: 509395, member: 12490"] [I]"I think we have to remember that it is very difficult for a 16 year old to stand up to an adult in that type of situation. My difficult child was as defiant as they come but she would never stand up to an adult in authority and try to convince them that they were wrong." [/I]This is a tricky thing. Although sometimes mature, difficult child has a tencdency to ALWAYS stand up to adults. This is actually one of the things he needs to work on. He stands up and argues his point and will never back down. Again, not in your face, but to the extent where he is not open to 2 way communication, only getting his side across. This is one of the things that concernned her. There have been times that he has been better with trying to stay calm and understand a different perspective, especially when he was in IOP. So - although I think his advocacy for the Celexa was an example of using this skill in a positive way, this is a sticking point for him. I will talk to him today and tell him this this instance in an example of an appropriate use of that skill. [/QUOTE]
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