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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 326156" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>Making changes in the arrangement of things in my house was the best move I made to keep the children apart. I moved things around so that the children's typical, normal activities at home kept them mostly at opposite ends. This included moving televisions and moving computers and desks. Had I had a spare bedroom further removed from difficult child's room, I probably would have made that an attractive option for easy child to trade bedrooms, but since that was not possible in my case, I made easy child's bedroom unattractive for much more than sleeping. I was able to do it in a way that didn't make easy child feel that she was being shoved out of her "space." It was more in the context that easy child had more space for her activities. Since my bedroom is larger, I made part of it into a sort of "play area." </p><p> </p><p>I also rearranged so that easy child and I shared a bathroom rather than easy child and difficult child sharing a bathroom. difficult child had one all to herself. In the end, the only space shared on a daily basis was the kitchen. This made a world of difference to minimize problems in the house.</p><p> </p><p>As far as the negative influence of difficult child on the other child, I don't see anything wrong with gently and factually pointing out difficult child behaviors that hinder rather than help in accomplishing goals. I think unproductive choices can often be recognized for what they are, without "bashing" difficult child. I've been able to do that at times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 326156, member: 8226"] Making changes in the arrangement of things in my house was the best move I made to keep the children apart. I moved things around so that the children's typical, normal activities at home kept them mostly at opposite ends. This included moving televisions and moving computers and desks. Had I had a spare bedroom further removed from difficult child's room, I probably would have made that an attractive option for easy child to trade bedrooms, but since that was not possible in my case, I made easy child's bedroom unattractive for much more than sleeping. I was able to do it in a way that didn't make easy child feel that she was being shoved out of her "space." It was more in the context that easy child had more space for her activities. Since my bedroom is larger, I made part of it into a sort of "play area." I also rearranged so that easy child and I shared a bathroom rather than easy child and difficult child sharing a bathroom. difficult child had one all to herself. In the end, the only space shared on a daily basis was the kitchen. This made a world of difference to minimize problems in the house. As far as the negative influence of difficult child on the other child, I don't see anything wrong with gently and factually pointing out difficult child behaviors that hinder rather than help in accomplishing goals. I think unproductive choices can often be recognized for what they are, without "bashing" difficult child. I've been able to do that at times. [/QUOTE]
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