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<blockquote data-quote="YoyoMama" data-source="post: 234606" data-attributes="member: 6659"><p>Wiped Out - I am new to this board and not familiar with all the different types of experiences others have had - including sending a child to respite but I do know that my 8yo has always, and continues to strongly protest going to places and doing things that he actually enjoys. When I say protest I mean begin by saying, LOUDLY, "NOOO! I don't want to go there." and getting louder and louder until he erupts into a full blown tantrum. He did this this very afternoon about going to see Hotel for Dogs that he has been talking about going to for 2 or 3 weeks. It is crazy - a tantrum when I said it was time to go to the movie - because he doesn't want to go - screaming and yelling and slamming doors and throwing shoes. </p><p> </p><p>I don't give in. I tell him he doesn't have a choice. I don't argue just continue to repeat myself, "Turn off the TV and the light and put your shoes on." "NOOOO! I'm NOT going!!" "You don't have a choice. Turn off the TV and the light and put on your shoes." This went on for almost 20 minutes until he finally did it and we got in the car and went to see the movie he has been begging to see.</p><p> </p><p>My point is that you wrote that Maybe he really does and he is just being oppositional the way my son does about things he actually likes. (It is still very difficult for me to tell the difference between what he likes and what he doesn't.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YoyoMama, post: 234606, member: 6659"] Wiped Out - I am new to this board and not familiar with all the different types of experiences others have had - including sending a child to respite but I do know that my 8yo has always, and continues to strongly protest going to places and doing things that he actually enjoys. When I say protest I mean begin by saying, LOUDLY, "NOOO! I don't want to go there." and getting louder and louder until he erupts into a full blown tantrum. He did this this very afternoon about going to see Hotel for Dogs that he has been talking about going to for 2 or 3 weeks. It is crazy - a tantrum when I said it was time to go to the movie - because he doesn't want to go - screaming and yelling and slamming doors and throwing shoes. I don't give in. I tell him he doesn't have a choice. I don't argue just continue to repeat myself, "Turn off the TV and the light and put your shoes on." "NOOOO! I'm NOT going!!" "You don't have a choice. Turn off the TV and the light and put on your shoes." This went on for almost 20 minutes until he finally did it and we got in the car and went to see the movie he has been begging to see. My point is that you wrote that Maybe he really does and he is just being oppositional the way my son does about things he actually likes. (It is still very difficult for me to tell the difference between what he likes and what he doesn't.) [/QUOTE]
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