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Update on my difficult child who has been in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) since late December
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 354831" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>My son is currently in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) that operates on some different premises that might make for better progress:</p><p> </p><p>First, real internal change takes time. My son has been in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) since the end of last August and will likely not be released until the end of this summer.</p><p> </p><p>Second, the entire family is treated, not just the person in residence. We as a family are being taught coping skills right along with our son and parenting skills that match his learning style.</p><p> </p><p>Third, the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is honing in on his strengths and challenges so we understand better what we need to do to help him along the way. For example, we never knew before that our son did had processing deficits so we now know that when we give him directions we need to give one instruction at a time, break things down, be concrete, be patient, be around in case he gets frustrated, be realistic in our expectations, etc.</p><p> </p><p>I think it is important for you to understand what is going on with your difficult child. Can you continue to press the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for a more thorough evaluation? Or will your insurance cover a private neuropsychologist evaluation? Or can you afford to pay for one yourself?</p><p> </p><p>One final thought: The Explosive Child by Ross Greene really does have some great tips on helping parent our extra-challenging children. If you haven't looked at in a while, it might be time for a refresher course.</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 354831, member: 2423"] My son is currently in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) that operates on some different premises that might make for better progress: First, real internal change takes time. My son has been in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) since the end of last August and will likely not be released until the end of this summer. Second, the entire family is treated, not just the person in residence. We as a family are being taught coping skills right along with our son and parenting skills that match his learning style. Third, the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is honing in on his strengths and challenges so we understand better what we need to do to help him along the way. For example, we never knew before that our son did had processing deficits so we now know that when we give him directions we need to give one instruction at a time, break things down, be concrete, be patient, be around in case he gets frustrated, be realistic in our expectations, etc. I think it is important for you to understand what is going on with your difficult child. Can you continue to press the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for a more thorough evaluation? Or will your insurance cover a private neuropsychologist evaluation? Or can you afford to pay for one yourself? One final thought: The Explosive Child by Ross Greene really does have some great tips on helping parent our extra-challenging children. If you haven't looked at in a while, it might be time for a refresher course. Hang in there. [/QUOTE]
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