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<blockquote data-quote="P-nut2004" data-source="post: 421879" data-attributes="member: 11740"><p>Exhaustedinutah- Thank you for giving me a ray of hope for husband <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> We have tried couples counseling before and he seemed to improve but only while we were going, once we stopped (due to his work schedule) he forgot everything. I will continue to try to find ways to educate him on difficult children diagnosis, hadn't thought of youtube videos, great idea! As for sitters, I would love to be able to leave difficult child with a sitter but thru trial and error we have learned that it is best to only leave her with adults who know her well (mostly family) as she is excellent at convincing other ppl that she is allowed to do anything and we have had very bad experiences with sitters not watching her closely (one left PC2s reflux medications out and difficult child ate 15 of them & no one knew until I got home and found the package, thank goodness it only caused an upset stomach)</p><p></p><p>KT- thank you for the welcome <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Malika- Thank u for the encouraging words, as for difficult children psychiatrist & therapist: psychiatrist is always very rushed and rarely has much feedback for me after she asks how things are, generally I tell her briefly how things have been for the last month, she asks difficult child a few questions & then she writes next months scripts. Even after difficult child ended up in the ER for suicidal behavior last month (confirmed by psychiatric hospital psychiatrists) she didn't think the medications had anything to do with it and treated it as an isolated incident, Im not even sure it went on her chart at psychiatrists office. difficult children therapist is a different story tho, she does play therapy and has done very well at teaching difficult child coping skills like deep breathing & helping her to recognize boundaries (everyone's personal 'bubble') difficult child sees her every Friday & my only complaint is that I don't feel like I get enough feedback from her as we never have personal meetings, she just speaks with me for a minute in the lobby before she takes difficult child to her office and again when she brings her back to me. I would definitely recommend that anyone with a difficult child try regular play therapy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="P-nut2004, post: 421879, member: 11740"] Exhaustedinutah- Thank you for giving me a ray of hope for husband :) We have tried couples counseling before and he seemed to improve but only while we were going, once we stopped (due to his work schedule) he forgot everything. I will continue to try to find ways to educate him on difficult children diagnosis, hadn't thought of youtube videos, great idea! As for sitters, I would love to be able to leave difficult child with a sitter but thru trial and error we have learned that it is best to only leave her with adults who know her well (mostly family) as she is excellent at convincing other ppl that she is allowed to do anything and we have had very bad experiences with sitters not watching her closely (one left PC2s reflux medications out and difficult child ate 15 of them & no one knew until I got home and found the package, thank goodness it only caused an upset stomach) KT- thank you for the welcome :) Malika- Thank u for the encouraging words, as for difficult children psychiatrist & therapist: psychiatrist is always very rushed and rarely has much feedback for me after she asks how things are, generally I tell her briefly how things have been for the last month, she asks difficult child a few questions & then she writes next months scripts. Even after difficult child ended up in the ER for suicidal behavior last month (confirmed by psychiatric hospital psychiatrists) she didn't think the medications had anything to do with it and treated it as an isolated incident, Im not even sure it went on her chart at psychiatrists office. difficult children therapist is a different story tho, she does play therapy and has done very well at teaching difficult child coping skills like deep breathing & helping her to recognize boundaries (everyone's personal 'bubble') difficult child sees her every Friday & my only complaint is that I don't feel like I get enough feedback from her as we never have personal meetings, she just speaks with me for a minute in the lobby before she takes difficult child to her office and again when she brings her back to me. I would definitely recommend that anyone with a difficult child try regular play therapy. [/QUOTE]
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