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<blockquote data-quote="mamadoptingneice" data-source="post: 459427" data-attributes="member: 12772"><p>Help - we have been fostering my five year old niece for more than a year and are in the process of adopting her. We are 55 and 56 years old with 2 wonderful children 25 and 28 who are well educated, productive, and trying to make their way in the world. Our niece was a mess when we got her but she is doing very well outside the house - happy with preschool and has friends. She goes into a "fit" when I say no - running at me punching, kicking, scratching telling me she will do "it" anyway, says she hates me and spews lots of ugly words at me. She has been evaluated and diagnosed with ODD and we have been in play therapy for 8 months. Today's fit lasted over an hour (after a wonderful play date at the nature center with a friend??)- I told her she couldn't go outside because we were having a thunderstorm. She attacked me -she kicked me in the face so hard it knocked my contact lens out - she threatened to hit me with a 4 foot board (pulled out of a sliding door frame to deter burglars) Somehow I managed to talk her out of it. What can I do to keep her from hitting me? I'm not allowed to close her door in her bedroom (and of course no spanking). I tell her that I will protect myself and block her - I try ignoring, distracting, locking myself up in another room. Time outs don't work because she refuses them. I really need help - her parents were very violent with each other daily and in front her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mamadoptingneice, post: 459427, member: 12772"] Help - we have been fostering my five year old niece for more than a year and are in the process of adopting her. We are 55 and 56 years old with 2 wonderful children 25 and 28 who are well educated, productive, and trying to make their way in the world. Our niece was a mess when we got her but she is doing very well outside the house - happy with preschool and has friends. She goes into a "fit" when I say no - running at me punching, kicking, scratching telling me she will do "it" anyway, says she hates me and spews lots of ugly words at me. She has been evaluated and diagnosed with ODD and we have been in play therapy for 8 months. Today's fit lasted over an hour (after a wonderful play date at the nature center with a friend??)- I told her she couldn't go outside because we were having a thunderstorm. She attacked me -she kicked me in the face so hard it knocked my contact lens out - she threatened to hit me with a 4 foot board (pulled out of a sliding door frame to deter burglars) Somehow I managed to talk her out of it. What can I do to keep her from hitting me? I'm not allowed to close her door in her bedroom (and of course no spanking). I tell her that I will protect myself and block her - I try ignoring, distracting, locking myself up in another room. Time outs don't work because she refuses them. I really need help - her parents were very violent with each other daily and in front her. [/QUOTE]
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