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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 504659" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi Erica,</p><p>welcome.</p><p>Have you read The Manipulative Child? If not, get a copy NOW. It may tick you off at first, but it won't take long b4 you agree with-it. One reason we allow our kids to manipulate us is because they are so capable of outlasting us verbally and physically. You have to be prepared to set limits and boundaries, and then prepare to do battle. (Choose your battles wisely, though. I've taken my son to school in PJs, but he is not allowed to hit the dog.)</p><p>Our therapist gave me a plan for deliberately upsetting my difficult child's routine, to get him used to dealing with-change, transition and stress. Whoah, can that kid yell! The only thing that saved my mind was knowing that it was temporary and knowing that I had caused it, rather than having it happen by chance and not having a clue as to what was going on.</p><p>He is MUCH better now. I just wish I weren't the one who had to do all the hard stuff when he was little. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 504659, member: 3419"] Hi Erica, welcome. Have you read The Manipulative Child? If not, get a copy NOW. It may tick you off at first, but it won't take long b4 you agree with-it. One reason we allow our kids to manipulate us is because they are so capable of outlasting us verbally and physically. You have to be prepared to set limits and boundaries, and then prepare to do battle. (Choose your battles wisely, though. I've taken my son to school in PJs, but he is not allowed to hit the dog.) Our therapist gave me a plan for deliberately upsetting my difficult child's routine, to get him used to dealing with-change, transition and stress. Whoah, can that kid yell! The only thing that saved my mind was knowing that it was temporary and knowing that I had caused it, rather than having it happen by chance and not having a clue as to what was going on. He is MUCH better now. I just wish I weren't the one who had to do all the hard stuff when he was little. :( [/QUOTE]
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