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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 465364" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Welcome! I think you've come to the right place! We all have children/young adults who are challenging to raise and many here are step-parents or adoptive parents and some have experience with military life, one way or another.</p><p></p><p>I applaud you for realizing that your difficult child has conned many instead of blaming everything on the bio-mom, as is the tendency in society these days.</p><p></p><p>As far as advice or recommendations, reading "The Explosive Child" by Ross Green can help with some issues at home. You mention that she was just diagnosis'd with ADHD- could you be more specific and tell us who diagnosis'd who and how thorough of an evaluation was this? A complete neuropsychologist evaluation is recommended but is often too expensive if insurance won't cover it. on the other hand, if she's an active duty person's dependent, you might be able to get her one much easier, faster, and for less cost, if any. </p><p></p><p>The biggest recommendation I have is to get her on an IEP at school, ASAP!</p><p></p><p>As far as "does anything work"---not easily when you're dealing with a difficult child. But it's not hopeless and a lot can be done to minimize the damage, if not help them become constructive and productive members of society someday. It's a tough road, as any here will tell you, but there's a lot of support and understanding here and you can come to vent anytime. Plus, there's a lot of good wisdom and advice on specific issues that might arise on any given day. It's not an impossible road, just difficult</p><p></p><p>Also, you might want to venture to the Watercooler sometime for a laugh or just to read something to get your mind off the typical daily struggles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 465364, member: 3699"] Welcome! I think you've come to the right place! We all have children/young adults who are challenging to raise and many here are step-parents or adoptive parents and some have experience with military life, one way or another. I applaud you for realizing that your difficult child has conned many instead of blaming everything on the bio-mom, as is the tendency in society these days. As far as advice or recommendations, reading "The Explosive Child" by Ross Green can help with some issues at home. You mention that she was just diagnosis'd with ADHD- could you be more specific and tell us who diagnosis'd who and how thorough of an evaluation was this? A complete neuropsychologist evaluation is recommended but is often too expensive if insurance won't cover it. on the other hand, if she's an active duty person's dependent, you might be able to get her one much easier, faster, and for less cost, if any. The biggest recommendation I have is to get her on an IEP at school, ASAP! As far as "does anything work"---not easily when you're dealing with a difficult child. But it's not hopeless and a lot can be done to minimize the damage, if not help them become constructive and productive members of society someday. It's a tough road, as any here will tell you, but there's a lot of support and understanding here and you can come to vent anytime. Plus, there's a lot of good wisdom and advice on specific issues that might arise on any given day. It's not an impossible road, just difficult Also, you might want to venture to the Watercooler sometime for a laugh or just to read something to get your mind off the typical daily struggles. [/QUOTE]
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