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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 444809" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I haven't been down quite the road you're on - maybe someone else around here will chime in later with direct experience.</p><p>But we HAVE been down the road of "he doesn't quite qualify for a diagnosis of... " A, B, C, ... X, Y. etc.! In other words - lots of things not quite right, but no diagnosis and therefore no help. (we're getting there now... but its been a long road)</p><p></p><p>Have you noticed any patterns to his behavior? Is he better, or worse on the weekends? Do family or other gatherings set him off - either during (doesn't sound like it), or afterwards...? Does he have trouble sleeping - restless (think crashing into walls, landing floor and still asleep...) OR have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep? Sleep issues can multiply all sorts of other problems.</p><p></p><p>Its possible for difficult child kids to "hold it together" in public and explode (or fall apart in other ways) at home. been there done that. Seems like they get overloaded... but wait until it is "safe" to explode.</p><p></p><p>Have you ever seen the book ("the book" around here... ) called The Explosive Child? (author: Green, I think). It details a raft of hidden problems that can show up as behavior issues. It also offers an alternative approach in dealing with challenging kids. It is not a "cure-all"... it doesn't work for every kid, and for others only addresses some of the issues. But it seems to be a fairly "safe" approach - nothing really drastic, just a different way of thinking about the kids and a different approach to problems. It helps... or it doesn't. We found the "hidden problems" information to be really helpful in our situation.</p><p></p><p>Are you Eastern, Western, Central or Northern Canada? (We don't like to get TOO specific on-line, but those categories should be safe)... and Rural or Urban?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 444809, member: 11791"] I haven't been down quite the road you're on - maybe someone else around here will chime in later with direct experience. But we HAVE been down the road of "he doesn't quite qualify for a diagnosis of... " A, B, C, ... X, Y. etc.! In other words - lots of things not quite right, but no diagnosis and therefore no help. (we're getting there now... but its been a long road) Have you noticed any patterns to his behavior? Is he better, or worse on the weekends? Do family or other gatherings set him off - either during (doesn't sound like it), or afterwards...? Does he have trouble sleeping - restless (think crashing into walls, landing floor and still asleep...) OR have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep? Sleep issues can multiply all sorts of other problems. Its possible for difficult child kids to "hold it together" in public and explode (or fall apart in other ways) at home. been there done that. Seems like they get overloaded... but wait until it is "safe" to explode. Have you ever seen the book ("the book" around here... ) called The Explosive Child? (author: Green, I think). It details a raft of hidden problems that can show up as behavior issues. It also offers an alternative approach in dealing with challenging kids. It is not a "cure-all"... it doesn't work for every kid, and for others only addresses some of the issues. But it seems to be a fairly "safe" approach - nothing really drastic, just a different way of thinking about the kids and a different approach to problems. It helps... or it doesn't. We found the "hidden problems" information to be really helpful in our situation. Are you Eastern, Western, Central or Northern Canada? (We don't like to get TOO specific on-line, but those categories should be safe)... and Rural or Urban? [/QUOTE]
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