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I am starting to hate weekends!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="myeverything04" data-source="post: 503348" data-attributes="member: 13522"><p>I have the same problem here! Thankfully my difficult child is with her dad and stepmom every other weekend so at least I get a break. Do you think maybe instead of them going to the skatepark in the morning, they could go in the afternoon? Maybe this will give your son some time to get up and pick something he wants to do for a while before getting bored. My difficult child is an only child and plays better alone now that she is on ADHD medications as she can focus more on more thing, but she still gets bored and has more toys than Toys R Us at any given time. I have actually thought about rotating her toys in/out so they seem "new" to her when she gets a new bin. Is this something that might work for your son? Also, I noticed you have another son who is younger. How does difficult child get along with him? I know 8 and 4 year olds are at different levels as far as what they would play with and such, but maybe getting something out for both of them to do for a while might help. I have actual set the timer with my daughter and said "I have to do dishes now so here are two choices (coloring or painting for example) that you need to pick from while the timer is on." This gives difficult child an option as to what she will do, but doesn't give her too many choices to the point where she feels overwhelmed either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="myeverything04, post: 503348, member: 13522"] I have the same problem here! Thankfully my difficult child is with her dad and stepmom every other weekend so at least I get a break. Do you think maybe instead of them going to the skatepark in the morning, they could go in the afternoon? Maybe this will give your son some time to get up and pick something he wants to do for a while before getting bored. My difficult child is an only child and plays better alone now that she is on ADHD medications as she can focus more on more thing, but she still gets bored and has more toys than Toys R Us at any given time. I have actually thought about rotating her toys in/out so they seem "new" to her when she gets a new bin. Is this something that might work for your son? Also, I noticed you have another son who is younger. How does difficult child get along with him? I know 8 and 4 year olds are at different levels as far as what they would play with and such, but maybe getting something out for both of them to do for a while might help. I have actual set the timer with my daughter and said "I have to do dishes now so here are two choices (coloring or painting for example) that you need to pick from while the timer is on." This gives difficult child an option as to what she will do, but doesn't give her too many choices to the point where she feels overwhelmed either. [/QUOTE]
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