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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 124692" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Jessica, </p><p></p><p>Welcome and hello. If we appear to have a better handle on things I assure you it is because we've all been doing this for a long time and .....we have each other for support. </p><p></p><p>So from an old salt - my sage advice would be :Learn something called Effective Communication. And practice it daily with yourself, your family and your difficult child. My other best felt advice is to find a GOOD family therapist you connect with - and stick with him for as long as it takes to continue to facilitate behavior modifications with your daughter. Follow your gut, but if you have doubts - give yourself time. And learn how to not react too quickly to a raging difficult child, but DO figure out a game plan that the entire family is on board with. </p><p></p><p>Stick TO YOUR GUNS about even the most mundane consequences - and despite the fact that there will be days everyone will loose - stick to your plan. Also - know that ADHD and ODD are LIFETIME challenges we are presented with. There is no magic pill or combinations of pills to make this disorder go away. And make sure you and hubby are a united front and take time for yourselves amongst the chaos that is a difficult child's life. They live to be in a tornadic environment. Teaching them that it is OKAY to accept peaceful surroundings takes a lifetime - </p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board. </p><p></p><p>Nice to meet you </p><p>Star</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 124692, member: 4964"] Jessica, Welcome and hello. If we appear to have a better handle on things I assure you it is because we've all been doing this for a long time and .....we have each other for support. So from an old salt - my sage advice would be :Learn something called Effective Communication. And practice it daily with yourself, your family and your difficult child. My other best felt advice is to find a GOOD family therapist you connect with - and stick with him for as long as it takes to continue to facilitate behavior modifications with your daughter. Follow your gut, but if you have doubts - give yourself time. And learn how to not react too quickly to a raging difficult child, but DO figure out a game plan that the entire family is on board with. Stick TO YOUR GUNS about even the most mundane consequences - and despite the fact that there will be days everyone will loose - stick to your plan. Also - know that ADHD and ODD are LIFETIME challenges we are presented with. There is no magic pill or combinations of pills to make this disorder go away. And make sure you and hubby are a united front and take time for yourselves amongst the chaos that is a difficult child's life. They live to be in a tornadic environment. Teaching them that it is OKAY to accept peaceful surroundings takes a lifetime - Welcome to the board. Nice to meet you Star [/QUOTE]
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