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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 559063" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi. Good question!</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I could lure my son outside merely by going out the door, because he'd want to hit me, and then I'd turn around and shut the door. Occasionally he'd kick the door but it was much less damage than having him destroy the entire house. Many times, we'd send him to his room and he'd run up the stairs screaming, and he'd trash his room. We learned to strip his room of everything but basics (as fate would have it, he had a snow globe collection. I think there are 6 left). </p><p>I also used The Hold, which the therapist taught me, where you sit on the floor or couch and cross your legs with-the child in your lap, and criss cross your arms over the front, with-the child facing away from you, and then you have to keep your head back so they don't head butt you. But I did it less than 1/2 doz times because by the time I learned it, my son was already almost too big.</p><p></p><p>We had one babysitter who was 6 ft tall and all muscle; she was on the swim team. She would grab difficult child by the back of his pants and hold him in the air for as long as it took. I wished I had her calm attitude and big muscles! </p><p></p><p>I don't think I'm being very helpful, but at least be aware that this is not a unique problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 559063, member: 3419"] Hi. Good question! Sometimes I could lure my son outside merely by going out the door, because he'd want to hit me, and then I'd turn around and shut the door. Occasionally he'd kick the door but it was much less damage than having him destroy the entire house. Many times, we'd send him to his room and he'd run up the stairs screaming, and he'd trash his room. We learned to strip his room of everything but basics (as fate would have it, he had a snow globe collection. I think there are 6 left). I also used The Hold, which the therapist taught me, where you sit on the floor or couch and cross your legs with-the child in your lap, and criss cross your arms over the front, with-the child facing away from you, and then you have to keep your head back so they don't head butt you. But I did it less than 1/2 doz times because by the time I learned it, my son was already almost too big. We had one babysitter who was 6 ft tall and all muscle; she was on the swim team. She would grab difficult child by the back of his pants and hold him in the air for as long as it took. I wished I had her calm attitude and big muscles! I don't think I'm being very helpful, but at least be aware that this is not a unique problem. [/QUOTE]
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