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The Explosive Child - Putting "Plan B" into action..
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 249190" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>A few interesting points have been made, and some questions raised.</p><p></p><p>First - for the past info on this, go to Early Childhood and look at the stickies. They're the threads you remember, Shari. But they are mainly referring to the previous edition, which although really good, is a bit different. I like them both.</p><p></p><p>Second - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a problem, but from my own experience it has been anxiety-driven, as are the explosions. If you try to block an obsession, you also risk triggering an explosion (often because you've heightened the anxiety). It WILL depend on how your child ticks, but in our experience we've made progress at reducing some of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in some areas, by simply leaving it as a lower priority, then moving them into Basket B (or Plan B) as and when we can handle it. For example, difficult child 3 now will try new foods AND tell us what he liked/disliked about them, whereas previously he would point blank refuse because of the texture of the appearance. He has stopped using his hands so much to eat (which he would do if he thought we weren't watching him closely enough - hates using utensils) and his biggest obsession, coputer games, he is much more willing to shut down when asked, than ever before. That is our hardest one, but he himself has observed the link to his anxiety. "Mum, I've noticed that even if I'm not playing my Nintendo DS I feel much calmer if I know I have it with me."</p><p></p><p>It will depend on your child, but if there is an anxiety component to your child's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), then reducing the anxiety seems to be a good beginning.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 249190, member: 1991"] A few interesting points have been made, and some questions raised. First - for the past info on this, go to Early Childhood and look at the stickies. They're the threads you remember, Shari. But they are mainly referring to the previous edition, which although really good, is a bit different. I like them both. Second - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a problem, but from my own experience it has been anxiety-driven, as are the explosions. If you try to block an obsession, you also risk triggering an explosion (often because you've heightened the anxiety). It WILL depend on how your child ticks, but in our experience we've made progress at reducing some of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in some areas, by simply leaving it as a lower priority, then moving them into Basket B (or Plan B) as and when we can handle it. For example, difficult child 3 now will try new foods AND tell us what he liked/disliked about them, whereas previously he would point blank refuse because of the texture of the appearance. He has stopped using his hands so much to eat (which he would do if he thought we weren't watching him closely enough - hates using utensils) and his biggest obsession, coputer games, he is much more willing to shut down when asked, than ever before. That is our hardest one, but he himself has observed the link to his anxiety. "Mum, I've noticed that even if I'm not playing my Nintendo DS I feel much calmer if I know I have it with me." It will depend on your child, but if there is an anxiety component to your child's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), then reducing the anxiety seems to be a good beginning. Marg [/QUOTE]
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