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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 543435" data-attributes="member: 805"><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Fortunately my easy child is five years older than difficult child. When the "big" problems began to manifest when he was 8, she was 13 -- she could understand on some level that he needed extra everything!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I did make sure that I spent good quality one on one time with her on a regular basis. But I am also blessed with a big-hearted, understanding, and caring daughter. She is now in school to be a Special Education teacher -- she just has that caring inside naturally. There were a number of times when she was at the therapist office with us and our doctor invited her in to talk - we were blessed with a wonderful therapist as well!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I believe if my easy child was younger, it would might have been more of a challenge. But I think I would still be as honest about their difficult child sibling's needs and issues as they could grasp at whatever age they happened to be. I would also make sure that quality one on one with them was a priority (but I also made that a priority with my difficult child as well - all interactions couldn't be negative!).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Sharon</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 543435, member: 805"] [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=3]Fortunately my easy child is five years older than difficult child. When the "big" problems began to manifest when he was 8, she was 13 -- she could understand on some level that he needed extra everything! I did make sure that I spent good quality one on one time with her on a regular basis. But I am also blessed with a big-hearted, understanding, and caring daughter. She is now in school to be a Special Education teacher -- she just has that caring inside naturally. There were a number of times when she was at the therapist office with us and our doctor invited her in to talk - we were blessed with a wonderful therapist as well! I believe if my easy child was younger, it would might have been more of a challenge. But I think I would still be as honest about their difficult child sibling's needs and issues as they could grasp at whatever age they happened to be. I would also make sure that quality one on one with them was a priority (but I also made that a priority with my difficult child as well - all interactions couldn't be negative!). Sharon[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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