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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 219026" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>One thing I had a hard time doing was seeing my kids' age. I always looked at each child as their own person and sometimes forgot to take their age into account. Remember that your difficult child doesn't have a clue as to what is going on. He does not think rationally about all of this. He lives in the moment, no planning or thinking.</p><p></p><p>So, take a deep breath and look at his age. You have to do the thinking for him. Don't give him too much of an explanation or it will give him more opportunities to ask questions. "Go to your room" "Why?" "You need alone time" "Why?" "You need alone time". Asking questions is a stall technique. You can also use, "You need to do this now. We will talk about it later." "Why?" "We will talk later."</p><p></p><p>Hang in there. I know it is super hard and "text book" techniques do not always work. Where are the experts now that the child isn't reacting as the book says?</p><p></p><p>Sending lots of strength to you. Stay the course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 219026, member: 5096"] One thing I had a hard time doing was seeing my kids' age. I always looked at each child as their own person and sometimes forgot to take their age into account. Remember that your difficult child doesn't have a clue as to what is going on. He does not think rationally about all of this. He lives in the moment, no planning or thinking. So, take a deep breath and look at his age. You have to do the thinking for him. Don't give him too much of an explanation or it will give him more opportunities to ask questions. "Go to your room" "Why?" "You need alone time" "Why?" "You need alone time". Asking questions is a stall technique. You can also use, "You need to do this now. We will talk about it later." "Why?" "We will talk later." Hang in there. I know it is super hard and "text book" techniques do not always work. Where are the experts now that the child isn't reacting as the book says? Sending lots of strength to you. Stay the course. [/QUOTE]
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