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<blockquote data-quote="looking4hope" data-source="post: 141869" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>Welcome to the board! It's a great place for help.</p><p></p><p>Can we get some background on your difficult child? Is he on medications? Why is get getting Occupational Therapist (OT) and the other services? </p><p></p><p>ODD is generally due to another cause, so there is something else going on here. I can also tell you that many of our difficult children do well at school and not at home, or vice versa (which was my case). The "Explosive Child" helps with some strategies to control behavior, so you may want to read that as well. However, in my experience many kids don't respond to typical disciplinary tactics. That said, you need to figure out what will motivate your child. Mine also craved "screen time" (TV, video games, GameBoy, etc.), so he had to earn that privilege. It was also the first thing taken away for bad behavior. But you need to spell it out with your child, and what he needs to do to earn screen time, and what behaviors will take it away (like hitting, kicking and throwing tantrums). by the way, time outs didn't work with my son at that age either, so I would just go and pull the power cord off the PlayStation. That got his attention quick!</p><p></p><p>As far as the social issue, my difficult child was the same way. It wasn't until he found a friend who was very laid back, and also liked to play video games, that he became more social. The Nintendo DS also helped, because they can play the same game against each other on their individual consoles. After a while, they started doing other things besides the video games, but it certainly opened the door. Make sure you have games that they can play together, and at least two controllers as well.</p><p></p><p>I wish you lots of luck. I know that others will have some strategies for you. Welcome again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="looking4hope, post: 141869, member: 4362"] Welcome to the board! It's a great place for help. Can we get some background on your difficult child? Is he on medications? Why is get getting Occupational Therapist (OT) and the other services? ODD is generally due to another cause, so there is something else going on here. I can also tell you that many of our difficult children do well at school and not at home, or vice versa (which was my case). The "Explosive Child" helps with some strategies to control behavior, so you may want to read that as well. However, in my experience many kids don't respond to typical disciplinary tactics. That said, you need to figure out what will motivate your child. Mine also craved "screen time" (TV, video games, GameBoy, etc.), so he had to earn that privilege. It was also the first thing taken away for bad behavior. But you need to spell it out with your child, and what he needs to do to earn screen time, and what behaviors will take it away (like hitting, kicking and throwing tantrums). by the way, time outs didn't work with my son at that age either, so I would just go and pull the power cord off the PlayStation. That got his attention quick! As far as the social issue, my difficult child was the same way. It wasn't until he found a friend who was very laid back, and also liked to play video games, that he became more social. The Nintendo DS also helped, because they can play the same game against each other on their individual consoles. After a while, they started doing other things besides the video games, but it certainly opened the door. Make sure you have games that they can play together, and at least two controllers as well. I wish you lots of luck. I know that others will have some strategies for you. Welcome again! [/QUOTE]
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