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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 247988" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Ask your psychologist about a Stress Eraser. You can view it on <a href="http://www.stresseraser.com" target="_blank">www.stresseraser.com</a> (I hope that is right). It is a handheld device that allows a person to focus on breathing. For kids your difficult child's age, it can be like a game. As you breathe correctly, you earn points. The goal is to reach a certain number of points each time you use it.</p><p></p><p>These are about $300.00 (we got ours through GNC - looked up the info on line at GNC.com and gave the numbers to our local GNC store to order for us). So, you don't want to jump into getting one unless you feel comfortable that it will work. My difficult child's therapist introduced us to it last winter. I wish I would have gotten it earlier but the cost kept me from it for awhile. </p><p> </p><p>One thing that our therapist had us add to the breathing exercises was an imagery exercise (not sure if that is the correct term). difficult child is to visualize a happy memory and then think about all the senses - how that memory tasted, sounded, looked, ect. I think actually focusing on breathing is often times hard - sometimes the more you try to breathe correctly, the more anxious you get that you are not doing it right. The imagery helps to calm you down so your breathing naturally calms down also. </p><p> </p><p>My difficult child hates to write but the school and I were able to get him to journal at his worse moments. He was to write down how he felt or how he saw the situation. He did not have to share what he wrote if he did not want to. It was most successful in school when the teacher had to seperate him from the class due to his misbehavior or inability to focus on what the class was doing. I was able to get him to journal at home a few times.</p><p> </p><p>Have you considered an in-hospital stay to find the right medications quicker?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 247988, member: 5096"] Ask your psychologist about a Stress Eraser. You can view it on [URL="http://www.stresseraser.com"]www.stresseraser.com[/URL] (I hope that is right). It is a handheld device that allows a person to focus on breathing. For kids your difficult child's age, it can be like a game. As you breathe correctly, you earn points. The goal is to reach a certain number of points each time you use it. These are about $300.00 (we got ours through GNC - looked up the info on line at GNC.com and gave the numbers to our local GNC store to order for us). So, you don't want to jump into getting one unless you feel comfortable that it will work. My difficult child's therapist introduced us to it last winter. I wish I would have gotten it earlier but the cost kept me from it for awhile. One thing that our therapist had us add to the breathing exercises was an imagery exercise (not sure if that is the correct term). difficult child is to visualize a happy memory and then think about all the senses - how that memory tasted, sounded, looked, ect. I think actually focusing on breathing is often times hard - sometimes the more you try to breathe correctly, the more anxious you get that you are not doing it right. The imagery helps to calm you down so your breathing naturally calms down also. My difficult child hates to write but the school and I were able to get him to journal at his worse moments. He was to write down how he felt or how he saw the situation. He did not have to share what he wrote if he did not want to. It was most successful in school when the teacher had to seperate him from the class due to his misbehavior or inability to focus on what the class was doing. I was able to get him to journal at home a few times. Have you considered an in-hospital stay to find the right medications quicker? [/QUOTE]
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