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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 195380" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>Well, here's my .02. This is what has worked very well for us and our son who has pretty significant anxiety and responds very poorly to ultimatums in general but especially to any threat that he's going to be "kicked out" which he sees as total abandonment as your son appears to. </p><p></p><p>We decided to not go that route but rather to try to deal with the issues that bring us to the point of the threats to begin with and started weekly family therapy several months ago. This became a mandatory requirement for our son. He SAYS he hates it and it's like pulling teeth to get him involved. Nonetheless, he hasn't missed a session and will reluctantly admit that it's helping him. </p><p></p><p>It's certainly helping my husband and me and all of us as a family to run through the day-to-day issues that have come up during the week with our therapist to get her objective viewpoint and suggestions. </p><p></p><p>Through all this, we've all learned to communicate more effectively, and the anger that was simmering in all of us has died down to the point where, when my son does start getting hot and the tension begins to rise, we're all able to take a step back and start again. </p><p></p><p>I just wonder if this might be helpful for your family?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 195380, member: 1835"] Well, here's my .02. This is what has worked very well for us and our son who has pretty significant anxiety and responds very poorly to ultimatums in general but especially to any threat that he's going to be "kicked out" which he sees as total abandonment as your son appears to. We decided to not go that route but rather to try to deal with the issues that bring us to the point of the threats to begin with and started weekly family therapy several months ago. This became a mandatory requirement for our son. He SAYS he hates it and it's like pulling teeth to get him involved. Nonetheless, he hasn't missed a session and will reluctantly admit that it's helping him. It's certainly helping my husband and me and all of us as a family to run through the day-to-day issues that have come up during the week with our therapist to get her objective viewpoint and suggestions. Through all this, we've all learned to communicate more effectively, and the anger that was simmering in all of us has died down to the point where, when my son does start getting hot and the tension begins to rise, we're all able to take a step back and start again. I just wonder if this might be helpful for your family? [/QUOTE]
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