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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 252331" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Hi, welcome. While it'simportant to inform yourself, you do need to be careful to not diagnose your child too fast. ODD is not something that usually is found entirely separate. It often follows after some other underlying condition. ADD alone might not explain it enough, although ADHD could. It'simportant to keep an open mind, but still work towards getting answers. Not easy.</p><p></p><p>A book we recommend (among others) is "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. Whatever the underlying condition, it's a useful book in helping you find different ways of handing the child, of managing discipline. YOu can use the same techniques on other kids as well, it's a useful system. It gets you away from the "we have to win" mentality you can get caught in, when you have a challenging child. Instead of feelnig like you're always in conflict with your child, you instead become part of your child's support team and this can change the whole picture in a positive way.</p><p></p><p>When you can, do a sig for yourself so every time you post, you don't have to keep explaining your family and connections. Keep names out of it (you need confidentiality, for so many reasons). Have a look at what other people write, see what ideas that gives you.</p><p></p><p>There are some useful links on this site as well as some good material archived. There is also good info on the abbreviations - difficult child means Gift From God, the child that brought us here. easy child means Perfect Child, although we know that really, no child is perfect. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, read the book. There is also some interesting discussion of the book in the Early Childhood forum, which should give you some quick overview.</p><p></p><p>Again, welcome.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 252331, member: 1991"] Hi, welcome. While it'simportant to inform yourself, you do need to be careful to not diagnose your child too fast. ODD is not something that usually is found entirely separate. It often follows after some other underlying condition. ADD alone might not explain it enough, although ADHD could. It'simportant to keep an open mind, but still work towards getting answers. Not easy. A book we recommend (among others) is "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. Whatever the underlying condition, it's a useful book in helping you find different ways of handing the child, of managing discipline. YOu can use the same techniques on other kids as well, it's a useful system. It gets you away from the "we have to win" mentality you can get caught in, when you have a challenging child. Instead of feelnig like you're always in conflict with your child, you instead become part of your child's support team and this can change the whole picture in a positive way. When you can, do a sig for yourself so every time you post, you don't have to keep explaining your family and connections. Keep names out of it (you need confidentiality, for so many reasons). Have a look at what other people write, see what ideas that gives you. There are some useful links on this site as well as some good material archived. There is also good info on the abbreviations - difficult child means Gift From God, the child that brought us here. easy child means Perfect Child, although we know that really, no child is perfect. Anyway, read the book. There is also some interesting discussion of the book in the Early Childhood forum, which should give you some quick overview. Again, welcome. Marg [/QUOTE]
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