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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 326228" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi and welcome!! I am sorry you need us, but happy to meet you. Most of us have been through similar/same things, so you won't get those clueless looks or have things brushed off as "all teens do that, you are overreacting". We KNOW how far a difficult child takes them.</p><p></p><p>The books we recommend may at first seem like they are taking the authority out of parenting. They are counter to what our parents did. But they WORK. I know that The Explosive Child can be very helpful. In your case I strongly suggest getting a copy of Love and Logic Parenting for Teens. Love and Logic (L&L) was the first parenting book that my husband "got". He read many others, but none of them were things he thought would work with Wiz. L&L has a website and many book titles. At the website (<a href="http://www.loveandlogic.com" target="_blank">www.loveandlogic.com</a>) you can listen to podcasts, explore all of the titles, and learn what it is all about. L&L primarily works to help you raise your child using natural, logical consequences while preserving and strengthening that loving bond between parents and child. (When we first started with it, L&L saved my marriage. If my husband didn't get on the wagon and start to help me discipline our difficult child I was going to take the kids and leave. Counseling also helped us.)</p><p></p><p>Some of the methods can SEEM like you are giving in, but if you give them a chance, a wholehearted try, you likely will see what we see, that they WORK to help improve our child's behavior and to try to repair the bond between us.</p><p></p><p>I hope you can begin to carve out time for you. It really is true. If mom isn't happy then no one else truly is. Part of caring for your family is caring for every part of it. YOU are a part of the family and you need as much nurturing and recharging time as the others do. Drop whatever you can to carve out time to exercise, or read a book (just for you!) or go get a pedicure or haircut. Whatever you need, use your creativity to find a way. </p><p></p><p>Welcome to our group</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 326228, member: 1233"] Hi and welcome!! I am sorry you need us, but happy to meet you. Most of us have been through similar/same things, so you won't get those clueless looks or have things brushed off as "all teens do that, you are overreacting". We KNOW how far a difficult child takes them. The books we recommend may at first seem like they are taking the authority out of parenting. They are counter to what our parents did. But they WORK. I know that The Explosive Child can be very helpful. In your case I strongly suggest getting a copy of Love and Logic Parenting for Teens. Love and Logic (L&L) was the first parenting book that my husband "got". He read many others, but none of them were things he thought would work with Wiz. L&L has a website and many book titles. At the website ([url]www.loveandlogic.com[/url]) you can listen to podcasts, explore all of the titles, and learn what it is all about. L&L primarily works to help you raise your child using natural, logical consequences while preserving and strengthening that loving bond between parents and child. (When we first started with it, L&L saved my marriage. If my husband didn't get on the wagon and start to help me discipline our difficult child I was going to take the kids and leave. Counseling also helped us.) Some of the methods can SEEM like you are giving in, but if you give them a chance, a wholehearted try, you likely will see what we see, that they WORK to help improve our child's behavior and to try to repair the bond between us. I hope you can begin to carve out time for you. It really is true. If mom isn't happy then no one else truly is. Part of caring for your family is caring for every part of it. YOU are a part of the family and you need as much nurturing and recharging time as the others do. Drop whatever you can to carve out time to exercise, or read a book (just for you!) or go get a pedicure or haircut. Whatever you need, use your creativity to find a way. Welcome to our group [/QUOTE]
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