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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 209788" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>I don't know if she is losing self control but if you put me in an unfamiliar situation with 2 elderly people I didn't know for 16hrs with little food, a guy who is hard of hearing on a day when excitement was overflowing, I'd probably have a meltdown too. </p><p></p><p>It's up to us as parents to help our difficult child's set limits and plan. No way would anyone work a 16hr day. It is an unreasonable demand. Help her learn how to express herself without the drama. How to deflate a situation before it gets to meltdown stage. Make sure she knows how to get herself the nutrition she needs and to know when she needs a break. </p><p></p><p>Most important we have to help them to learn how to behave publicly as a teen and young adult. </p><p></p><p>As my difficult child got older I told him if he acted scary then people would be afraid of him. (even though he is harmless-lots of bark with no bit.) I told him that it is natural for people to shy away from him if he was acting unusual or dressing unusual. These are basic rules of self preservation that are instinctive. If they want to be liked they must act likeable. </p><p></p><p>So Tuesday was a day when many lessons could be taught to difficult child. If she chooses to hear you it could be a turning point in her self care. difficult child's being difficult child's they tend to be deaf to anything but their own thoughts. </p><p></p><p>Hang in there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 209788, member: 3"] I don't know if she is losing self control but if you put me in an unfamiliar situation with 2 elderly people I didn't know for 16hrs with little food, a guy who is hard of hearing on a day when excitement was overflowing, I'd probably have a meltdown too. It's up to us as parents to help our difficult child's set limits and plan. No way would anyone work a 16hr day. It is an unreasonable demand. Help her learn how to express herself without the drama. How to deflate a situation before it gets to meltdown stage. Make sure she knows how to get herself the nutrition she needs and to know when she needs a break. Most important we have to help them to learn how to behave publicly as a teen and young adult. As my difficult child got older I told him if he acted scary then people would be afraid of him. (even though he is harmless-lots of bark with no bit.) I told him that it is natural for people to shy away from him if he was acting unusual or dressing unusual. These are basic rules of self preservation that are instinctive. If they want to be liked they must act likeable. So Tuesday was a day when many lessons could be taught to difficult child. If she chooses to hear you it could be a turning point in her self care. difficult child's being difficult child's they tend to be deaf to anything but their own thoughts. Hang in there. [/QUOTE]
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