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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 313646" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi racheline,</p><p> </p><p>At first when I was reading your post I was thinking "just a very active, difficult temperament" but the more you described him it sounds like something is going on there. Even strong-willed children do respond to consistent discipline eventually and usually don't routinely destroy things and hurt parents, siblings, etc because they aren't able to control themselves. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I think you'll want to talk to your pediatrician about getting an evaluation done on him but I think it would benefit you to do your homework first or else I'm afraid you'll wind up with someone who will want to medicate and/or do behavioral therapy without really digging into what's behind the behaviors. </span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p>I've got a couple of book recommendations for you. The first is "<span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions" by Dr. Douglas Riley. In reading through it you might find something or some things that sound familiar.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Also "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene to help you formulate a plan for dealing with the challenging behaviors. See the thread at the top of this board for some help as well. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">What's the family mental health history like?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Outside of high energy and tantrums, is there anything else that's unusual in his development or behaviors? </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Any speech delays (or advanced speech)? </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Really quirky behaviors? </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Really fussy about food or clothing? </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">You might give Melatonin a try before bedtime. A lot of parents here have good success with it and few report side effects.</span></span></p><p> </p><p>Hang in there--we know how exhausting these little darlin's can be!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 313646, member: 701"] Hi racheline, At first when I was reading your post I was thinking "just a very active, difficult temperament" but the more you described him it sounds like something is going on there. Even strong-willed children do respond to consistent discipline eventually and usually don't routinely destroy things and hurt parents, siblings, etc because they aren't able to control themselves. [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I think you'll want to talk to your pediatrician about getting an evaluation done on him but I think it would benefit you to do your homework first or else I'm afraid you'll wind up with someone who will want to medicate and/or do behavioral therapy without really digging into what's behind the behaviors. [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] I've got a couple of book recommendations for you. The first is "[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions" by Dr. Douglas Riley. In reading through it you might find something or some things that sound familiar.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Also "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene to help you formulate a plan for dealing with the challenging behaviors. See the thread at the top of this board for some help as well. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]What's the family mental health history like?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Outside of high energy and tantrums, is there anything else that's unusual in his development or behaviors? [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Any speech delays (or advanced speech)? [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Really quirky behaviors? [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Really fussy about food or clothing? [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]You might give Melatonin a try before bedtime. A lot of parents here have good success with it and few report side effects.[/FONT][/COLOR] Hang in there--we know how exhausting these little darlin's can be! [/QUOTE]
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