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Any of your difficult child's have a "special space"?
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 43219" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Well done! That is absolutely brilliant!</p><p></p><p>Each of our kids has found their own space. In most cases it's in their bedrooms, and in just about all cases, it's a dark, enclosed space where they can hide. difficult child 1 used to go sit up in our big gum tree in the front yard. If he dressed as a ninja, we would never be able to find him in the dark, except maybe for his silhouette. It came in handy on those Halloweens when our house was being targeted by local bullies - as they approached our house difficult child 1 up the tree would make certain noises (such as sounding like a 200 Kg possum, or a feral pig, or rutting stag) and these bullies would run. Funny, they leave us alone these days...</p><p></p><p>When we bought a new washing machine the boys kept the box the machine came in. They put cushions in it, cut a hole in the side and would curl up inside the box, sometimes watching TV through the hole. difficult child 1 did his homework in the cardboard box. We kept it until it fell apart from overenthusiastic use.</p><p></p><p>We now have a spare room. BF2 lives there for now, difficult child 1 (who arrived home today and seems to have totally forgotten it was Mothers Day yesterday) is out there playing computer games with BF2. That room is a refuge.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 has a number of refuges. Sometimes it's the dining room floor; sometimes it's my good couch (which I rarely get to sit on - one day I want to reclaim the living room); sometimes it's the garden; sometimes it's his bedroom. He does his schoolwork in any of these places, depending on which subject and how calm he feels about it.</p><p></p><p>But to plan ahead and build a refuge - well done! What about putting in a small bookshelf or crate to hold books, and a water bottle? We've found that if our kids take time out and read a book, they calm quickly.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 43219, member: 1991"] Well done! That is absolutely brilliant! Each of our kids has found their own space. In most cases it's in their bedrooms, and in just about all cases, it's a dark, enclosed space where they can hide. difficult child 1 used to go sit up in our big gum tree in the front yard. If he dressed as a ninja, we would never be able to find him in the dark, except maybe for his silhouette. It came in handy on those Halloweens when our house was being targeted by local bullies - as they approached our house difficult child 1 up the tree would make certain noises (such as sounding like a 200 Kg possum, or a feral pig, or rutting stag) and these bullies would run. Funny, they leave us alone these days... When we bought a new washing machine the boys kept the box the machine came in. They put cushions in it, cut a hole in the side and would curl up inside the box, sometimes watching TV through the hole. difficult child 1 did his homework in the cardboard box. We kept it until it fell apart from overenthusiastic use. We now have a spare room. BF2 lives there for now, difficult child 1 (who arrived home today and seems to have totally forgotten it was Mothers Day yesterday) is out there playing computer games with BF2. That room is a refuge. difficult child 3 has a number of refuges. Sometimes it's the dining room floor; sometimes it's my good couch (which I rarely get to sit on - one day I want to reclaim the living room); sometimes it's the garden; sometimes it's his bedroom. He does his schoolwork in any of these places, depending on which subject and how calm he feels about it. But to plan ahead and build a refuge - well done! What about putting in a small bookshelf or crate to hold books, and a water bottle? We've found that if our kids take time out and read a book, they calm quickly. Marg [/QUOTE]
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