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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 351378" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I don't think you're overreacting at all. The threats and verbal spewage my difficult child directed towards his younger sibs has turned out to be far more harmful to them than anything he ever actually did (and he was very physically violent as well). We are still dealing with- residual fallout from his verbal junk, and he's been out of our home for all but 3 months of the last 10+ years. My daughter was 2 when he left, but her recall is unfortunately crystal clear in terms of his threats. </p><p></p><p>It's psychological terrorism, and the therapist darn well needs to take it very seriously.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I was so worried about the physical violence with- my kid that I let the verbal violence slide, relatively speaking. I did try to keep him supervised around the sibs but obviously I missed a couple of biggies. *Huge* mistake, both in what he said to sibs and also what they heard him say to me. </p><p></p><p>If a parent taunted a child, threatened to kill the family dog or destroy a precious belonging or any of the other wonderful things our difficult children can come up with, that would be classified as abuse. There is no difference if the threats come from a sibling, and in my humble opinion any therapist who works with kids should get that.</p><p></p><p>Phew - who knew I felt so strongly about that, LOL. Guess it really struck a nerve.</p><p></p><p>I think you handled it well and the consequences are appropriate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 351378, member: 8"] I don't think you're overreacting at all. The threats and verbal spewage my difficult child directed towards his younger sibs has turned out to be far more harmful to them than anything he ever actually did (and he was very physically violent as well). We are still dealing with- residual fallout from his verbal junk, and he's been out of our home for all but 3 months of the last 10+ years. My daughter was 2 when he left, but her recall is unfortunately crystal clear in terms of his threats. It's psychological terrorism, and the therapist darn well needs to take it very seriously. Honestly, I was so worried about the physical violence with- my kid that I let the verbal violence slide, relatively speaking. I did try to keep him supervised around the sibs but obviously I missed a couple of biggies. *Huge* mistake, both in what he said to sibs and also what they heard him say to me. If a parent taunted a child, threatened to kill the family dog or destroy a precious belonging or any of the other wonderful things our difficult children can come up with, that would be classified as abuse. There is no difference if the threats come from a sibling, and in my humble opinion any therapist who works with kids should get that. Phew - who knew I felt so strongly about that, LOL. Guess it really struck a nerve. I think you handled it well and the consequences are appropriate. [/QUOTE]
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