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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 72750" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Just wanted to send some positive thoughts your way BBK. Raising a difficult child is HARD! :mad:</p><p>Oh so HARD! Taxing, laborious, unsatisfying, and lonely! :mad: :mad: </p><p>And made even more burdensome when you don't have a lot of family to rely on giving you respite, or if you don't feel well. And you have <em>both</em> of those things! But you know what? You will make it through, just like we all have....it just may not feel like it sometimes...but we all know we will get to the other side.</p><p></p><p>Your humor is what gets a lot of your friends here on this board out of slumps ~ have you tried that with Tink? Humor can get my difficult child out of a bad mood, not a tantrum, but a bad mood in a heartbeat. I know yours is 6.....but I betcha since she has you for a Mom.....she has a good sense of humor. Even if it is tickling her, laughing can break a bad cycle, or a negative build up, in a second.</p><p></p><p>As far as tantrums.......I have to disagree a bit with Janna, in that some difficult children do "save" their emotionality, and meltdowns for home, or a safe place. She probably is manipulating you, because they all do ~ but there is also a component to mental illness where the difficult child can save all their good behavior for really important things like school ~ and then they have used up every ounce of reserve they have, and they meltdown when they are in a safe place. </p><p></p><p>Given that possibility ~ and in addition to looking at new parenting techniques, and maybe re-reading The Explosive Child ~ have you talked to podc about new medications? As you know, for some kids, stims can make them more emotional, so I am just wondering if that might not be part of the problem. </p><p></p><p>Also, what emotional triggers are going on right now with her. Daddy? School starting? I can always count on more irritability when there is a stressor going on in difficult children life. </p><p></p><p>Hang in there.....keep the faith. It will indeed get better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 72750, member: 3301"] Just wanted to send some positive thoughts your way BBK. Raising a difficult child is HARD! [img]:mad:[/img] Oh so HARD! Taxing, laborious, unsatisfying, and lonely! [img]:mad:[/img] [img]:mad:[/img] And made even more burdensome when you don't have a lot of family to rely on giving you respite, or if you don't feel well. And you have [i]both[/i] of those things! But you know what? You will make it through, just like we all have....it just may not feel like it sometimes...but we all know we will get to the other side. Your humor is what gets a lot of your friends here on this board out of slumps ~ have you tried that with Tink? Humor can get my difficult child out of a bad mood, not a tantrum, but a bad mood in a heartbeat. I know yours is 6.....but I betcha since she has you for a Mom.....she has a good sense of humor. Even if it is tickling her, laughing can break a bad cycle, or a negative build up, in a second. As far as tantrums.......I have to disagree a bit with Janna, in that some difficult children do "save" their emotionality, and meltdowns for home, or a safe place. She probably is manipulating you, because they all do ~ but there is also a component to mental illness where the difficult child can save all their good behavior for really important things like school ~ and then they have used up every ounce of reserve they have, and they meltdown when they are in a safe place. Given that possibility ~ and in addition to looking at new parenting techniques, and maybe re-reading The Explosive Child ~ have you talked to podc about new medications? As you know, for some kids, stims can make them more emotional, so I am just wondering if that might not be part of the problem. Also, what emotional triggers are going on right now with her. Daddy? School starting? I can always count on more irritability when there is a stressor going on in difficult children life. Hang in there.....keep the faith. It will indeed get better. [/QUOTE]
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