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Need your honest advice..am I an enabler to my difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 133722" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p><span style="font-family: 'Helv'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I'm a big fan of natural consequences, however, if a child isn't capable of doing something yet, consequences aren't going to help much.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helv'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Are you comfortable with the ADHD diagnosis? Are you overwhelmed by your level of interaction on difficult child's behalf with school?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helv'"><span style="font-size: 10px">You say he's making progress and does progressively more on his own. That suggests to me that he's not using you to avoid being responsible. You also say you've made him step up at home, and he is, which is another good thing.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helv'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Perhaps you can attempt to scale back a little more and see how it goes. However, my theory is, if its not broke, don't fix it. I fyou beleive the diagnosis is correct, who in their right mind would expect a 3rd grader to operate at a 5th grade level without some help. And it doesn't sound like you're having to do a lot to help.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helv'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Just my 2 cents and I apologize for the rambling...my brain's scatterish today.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helv'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 133722, member: 1848"] [FONT=Helv][SIZE=2]I'm a big fan of natural consequences, however, if a child isn't capable of doing something yet, consequences aren't going to help much. Are you comfortable with the ADHD diagnosis? Are you overwhelmed by your level of interaction on difficult child's behalf with school? You say he's making progress and does progressively more on his own. That suggests to me that he's not using you to avoid being responsible. You also say you've made him step up at home, and he is, which is another good thing. Perhaps you can attempt to scale back a little more and see how it goes. However, my theory is, if its not broke, don't fix it. I fyou beleive the diagnosis is correct, who in their right mind would expect a 3rd grader to operate at a 5th grade level without some help. And it doesn't sound like you're having to do a lot to help. Just my 2 cents and I apologize for the rambling...my brain's scatterish today. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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