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WHAT TO DO - with a difficult child pushing this family to the breaking point
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<blockquote data-quote="sosotired" data-source="post: 372528" data-attributes="member: 7045"><p>Welcome. Sounds like you have your hands full.</p><p> </p><p>It can be a very difficult balancing act. The best approach I've found is to explain to easy child that it's no different if difficult child were in a wheel chair or had Downs syndrome. difficult child would still need constant attention and it would take away from time you could be spending with the other children but doesn't change the situation. I remind them that I love them both however I also give extra pats on the back to easy child for being so reliable, helpful, understanding, patient, etc. It's almost as if the extra 30% of your time you invest in difficult child, you have to invest the same in your other children. Of course this leaves -90% for us but that's how child rearing goes. It's the luck of the draw.</p><p> </p><p>I would definitely move foward with getting him evalutated. Consider starting regular appts with a Child psychologist for weekly or bi-monthly coundseling as well as a nueropsych evaluation if you can manage it (cost prohibitive if not covered by insurance). The quicker you get ahead of this the better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sosotired, post: 372528, member: 7045"] Welcome. Sounds like you have your hands full. It can be a very difficult balancing act. The best approach I've found is to explain to easy child that it's no different if difficult child were in a wheel chair or had Downs syndrome. difficult child would still need constant attention and it would take away from time you could be spending with the other children but doesn't change the situation. I remind them that I love them both however I also give extra pats on the back to easy child for being so reliable, helpful, understanding, patient, etc. It's almost as if the extra 30% of your time you invest in difficult child, you have to invest the same in your other children. Of course this leaves -90% for us but that's how child rearing goes. It's the luck of the draw. I would definitely move foward with getting him evalutated. Consider starting regular appts with a Child psychologist for weekly or bi-monthly coundseling as well as a nueropsych evaluation if you can manage it (cost prohibitive if not covered by insurance). The quicker you get ahead of this the better. [/QUOTE]
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