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difficult child refuses to do anything we say, sneaks out, etc
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 105844"><p>Hello and welcome to the board. This is a wonderful place for parents in our situation.</p><p></p><p>First a couple of questions...what medications is he taking? Is he receiving therapy or any other kinds of interventions?</p><p></p><p>Second, I recommend reading The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. It really helps us understand the way our kiddos' minds work and gives useful strategies to deal with the behavior.</p><p></p><p>When my easy child was younger he was diagnosis'd with severe depression and there was *a lot* of hostility and anger. I can understand your concerns/fears because if he was exhibiting the anger now that he was at 10, I would be afraid for my safety. As it was, my daughter wasn't safe with him and I couldn't leave them alone for a second. I got a punching bag and hung it in the basement. It helped tremendously. After making the suggestion to use it the first couple of times - when I could see he was going over the edge, so to speak - he would just head straight to it when he could feel himself losing control. It was used on a regular basis for a couple of years. And at ten years old, the entire house shook when he used it. It hung without being used for probably another year, then we took it down and stored it in the basement corner. We just got rid of it...as in 2 weeks ago. I was hesitant to for so long just in case a need arose for it again.</p><p></p><p>More will be along in the morning to offer the advice and support. </p><p></p><p>Make sure to take time for you. We have to take care of ourselves before we can take care of our kids.</p><p></p><p>Welcome, again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 105844"] Hello and welcome to the board. This is a wonderful place for parents in our situation. First a couple of questions...what medications is he taking? Is he receiving therapy or any other kinds of interventions? Second, I recommend reading The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. It really helps us understand the way our kiddos' minds work and gives useful strategies to deal with the behavior. When my easy child was younger he was diagnosis'd with severe depression and there was *a lot* of hostility and anger. I can understand your concerns/fears because if he was exhibiting the anger now that he was at 10, I would be afraid for my safety. As it was, my daughter wasn't safe with him and I couldn't leave them alone for a second. I got a punching bag and hung it in the basement. It helped tremendously. After making the suggestion to use it the first couple of times - when I could see he was going over the edge, so to speak - he would just head straight to it when he could feel himself losing control. It was used on a regular basis for a couple of years. And at ten years old, the entire house shook when he used it. It hung without being used for probably another year, then we took it down and stored it in the basement corner. We just got rid of it...as in 2 weeks ago. I was hesitant to for so long just in case a need arose for it again. More will be along in the morning to offer the advice and support. Make sure to take time for you. We have to take care of ourselves before we can take care of our kids. Welcome, again. [/QUOTE]
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