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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 183997" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi Needsupport, yup. been there done that. Sounds familiar! About the husband, too. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>You and your husband have to be on the same page. It took me yrs to get that part straight. Even now, I call him on the cell to tell him what I'm doing with-difficult child so that husband doesn't come home and mess it up. (Ex. Last night, he said very loudly, "I'm going to rent a movie to watch with-difficult child tonight." I said NO! a bit too enthusiastically and husband really bristles at that, but then I whispered, "He's been watching TV since noon, which makes nearly 6 hrs and he can't watch any more." He agreed, but sheesh, I wish he'd go in the other rm and chat with-me instead of announcing it loudly as he's about ready to walk about the door, Know what I mean??)</p><p> </p><p>Also, I like The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. Sometimes I go back over parts of it and re-read, just as a reminder or pick-me-up when I get discouraged. </p><p>You have to decide which battles are worth fighting.</p><p> </p><p>For me, one of the main battles was being able to run errands with-difficult child and not have him melt down every time. Another one was not having him melt down at home. He's 11 now, and I have to say, some of that comes with-maturity, some with-medications, and some with-consistency. If he wants to melt down and scream, he's got to do it in his rm.</p><p>He cannot ruin yet another dinner or family night by acting like a maniac.</p><p>Getting him to go to his rm with-o a physical fight was yet another battle. (You have to outsmart him.)</p><p> </p><p>What are some of the things that make your son explode?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 183997, member: 3419"] Hi Needsupport, yup. been there done that. Sounds familiar! About the husband, too. :) You and your husband have to be on the same page. It took me yrs to get that part straight. Even now, I call him on the cell to tell him what I'm doing with-difficult child so that husband doesn't come home and mess it up. (Ex. Last night, he said very loudly, "I'm going to rent a movie to watch with-difficult child tonight." I said NO! a bit too enthusiastically and husband really bristles at that, but then I whispered, "He's been watching TV since noon, which makes nearly 6 hrs and he can't watch any more." He agreed, but sheesh, I wish he'd go in the other rm and chat with-me instead of announcing it loudly as he's about ready to walk about the door, Know what I mean??) Also, I like The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. Sometimes I go back over parts of it and re-read, just as a reminder or pick-me-up when I get discouraged. You have to decide which battles are worth fighting. For me, one of the main battles was being able to run errands with-difficult child and not have him melt down every time. Another one was not having him melt down at home. He's 11 now, and I have to say, some of that comes with-maturity, some with-medications, and some with-consistency. If he wants to melt down and scream, he's got to do it in his rm. He cannot ruin yet another dinner or family night by acting like a maniac. Getting him to go to his rm with-o a physical fight was yet another battle. (You have to outsmart him.) What are some of the things that make your son explode? [/QUOTE]
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