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14 years old and this is normal behavior..NOT
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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 315410" data-attributes="member: 393"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I'm going to offer you Fran's famous saying "if you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got".</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Normal is not a figure of speech parents of difficult children can use. We need to use less typical parenting techniques. Our little "wonders" are, because of their disorders/illnesses, more immature. You cannot expect a difficult child to get themselves off to school, stay home alone, remember the social norms. It's just not in them.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Having said all that, if your difficult child doesn't shower at night he goes to school smelly. It's his choice & peer pressure may force him into following the rules. I love natural consequences & at this age peers are a wonderful learning tool. I'll say the same if he gets stepped on in the hall. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I'm sorry I can't address all of the issues - just some things to think about.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I'm sure you've read the Explosive Child; may I recommend Parenting with Love & Logic for Teens. It works better for my tweedles however I use something from each of the books.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">(((hugs)))) this morning & I hope things settle.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 315410, member: 393"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]I'm going to offer you Fran's famous saying "if you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got". Normal is not a figure of speech parents of difficult children can use. We need to use less typical parenting techniques. Our little "wonders" are, because of their disorders/illnesses, more immature. You cannot expect a difficult child to get themselves off to school, stay home alone, remember the social norms. It's just not in them. Having said all that, if your difficult child doesn't shower at night he goes to school smelly. It's his choice & peer pressure may force him into following the rules. I love natural consequences & at this age peers are a wonderful learning tool. I'll say the same if he gets stepped on in the hall. I'm sorry I can't address all of the issues - just some things to think about. I'm sure you've read the Explosive Child; may I recommend Parenting with Love & Logic for Teens. It works better for my tweedles however I use something from each of the books. (((hugs)))) this morning & I hope things settle. [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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