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<blockquote data-quote="ready2run" data-source="post: 481231" data-attributes="member: 11339"><p>first, i'd have to say NEVER miss medications. if he can sit up, he can swallow. even if you have to put them in his mouth and hand him the drink and tell him to drink/swallow. tickle him if you must, if that works. </p><p>second, i think you did the right thing talking to him about anger and that it's not okay to ever hurt anyone. i would work on practicing some anger techniques while he is calm so he is prepared to use them when the need be. give him a few, like calm down breathing which is one we use at our house or counting backwards. it may take a bit to find one that works for him. sounds like you alread know them and that he should maybe know them too, but it couldn't hurt to practice them a few more times and reward him with praise(after the situation is defused) if you see him using them. also, if this is something that happens weekly then you should do whatever you can to make it easier. for yourself, prepare as many meals and things ahead of time as you can. that way you can focus more on difficult child and the other kids instead of doing chores. make sure difficult child knows he can send himself to quiet time if need be. if tv is a trigger then maybe a written schedule that husband has to follow as well so there are defined turns and noone feels like they are missing out. maybe try to find something all the kids can work on together that would make them a 'team' like a big art project or building a cabin, or just going on a family walk in the bush to look for interesting things.</p><p>i'm sure you have already tried and thought of some of these ideas but those are what comes to mind for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ready2run, post: 481231, member: 11339"] first, i'd have to say NEVER miss medications. if he can sit up, he can swallow. even if you have to put them in his mouth and hand him the drink and tell him to drink/swallow. tickle him if you must, if that works. second, i think you did the right thing talking to him about anger and that it's not okay to ever hurt anyone. i would work on practicing some anger techniques while he is calm so he is prepared to use them when the need be. give him a few, like calm down breathing which is one we use at our house or counting backwards. it may take a bit to find one that works for him. sounds like you alread know them and that he should maybe know them too, but it couldn't hurt to practice them a few more times and reward him with praise(after the situation is defused) if you see him using them. also, if this is something that happens weekly then you should do whatever you can to make it easier. for yourself, prepare as many meals and things ahead of time as you can. that way you can focus more on difficult child and the other kids instead of doing chores. make sure difficult child knows he can send himself to quiet time if need be. if tv is a trigger then maybe a written schedule that husband has to follow as well so there are defined turns and noone feels like they are missing out. maybe try to find something all the kids can work on together that would make them a 'team' like a big art project or building a cabin, or just going on a family walk in the bush to look for interesting things. i'm sure you have already tried and thought of some of these ideas but those are what comes to mind for me. [/QUOTE]
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