Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Bedwetting Issues
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Arielle" data-source="post: 131080" data-attributes="member: 4621"><p>I am alsoin the "drives me batty" camp when people insist our kids are doing these things for attention. It just doesn't make sense. How can a child who has NO attention span make a manipulative plan for anything????</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">daughter has an attention span especially when doing things she likes to do, so if she is, in fact, ADHD, she is not the inattentive type. </span></p><p> </p><p>Marg outlines a great way to handle the bedwetting. It can't hurt to try it, esp because what you are doing now is not working.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">I will give it a try.</span></p><p> </p><p>Do you really NEED husband to approve before you take your child to the doctor??? When I KNEW something was wrong I made appointments and took care of things. My husband did NOT think seeing a neurologist was needed when Jess was thought to have inattentive ADHD, in fact he told me it was a waste of time. Guess what?? Her "ADHD" was actually epilepsy. A very treatable kind, but ADHD medications would have made it WORSE!! </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">I could sneak off and go the a child psychiatrist, but I am sure daughter will tell him. I am going to give this tutoring thing a try as he wants me to do do. If her defiant behavior towards me does not change (which I doubt it will), I will tell him to own up to his part of the bargain of seeing a child psychiatrist.</span></p><p> </p><p>Find a child psychiatrist and a neuropsychologist. If husband objects, ask if he would stand in the way of treatment if she had diabetes. Let him object, but take her to the doctor ANYWAY! You might learn more about what is going on.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">I doubt that he would object if she had diabetes. He refuses to see what she may have as being a mental issue and says all children act up and misbehave from time to time. The problem here is that her misbehavior is more than from time to time.</span></p><p> </p><p>I also agree that these are NOT typical ADHD behaviors, that there should be NO shame/blame involved, and that she should help clean up the mess. After a learning period she should take care of the sheets/underwear herself.</p><p> </p><p>Bedwetting that appears at 8 or so is usually a sign SOMETHING is wrong. Is she terribly thirsty all the time? If she is sneaking drinks into her room, could it be that her thirst is very great? Has she been tested for diabetes lately?? It just occurred to me that excessive thirst is often a sign of diabetes. It is something they should rule out, in my humble opinion.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">It is not only drinking it is overeating. She eats a decent breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner and then sneaks in food and drinks to her bedroom. </span></p><p> </p><p>Hugs, the whole situation is very hard.</p><p> </p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Arielle, post: 131080, member: 4621"] I am alsoin the "drives me batty" camp when people insist our kids are doing these things for attention. It just doesn't make sense. How can a child who has NO attention span make a manipulative plan for anything???? [COLOR=blue]daughter has an attention span especially when doing things she likes to do, so if she is, in fact, ADHD, she is not the inattentive type. [/COLOR] Marg outlines a great way to handle the bedwetting. It can't hurt to try it, esp because what you are doing now is not working. [COLOR=blue]I will give it a try.[/COLOR] Do you really NEED husband to approve before you take your child to the doctor??? When I KNEW something was wrong I made appointments and took care of things. My husband did NOT think seeing a neurologist was needed when Jess was thought to have inattentive ADHD, in fact he told me it was a waste of time. Guess what?? Her "ADHD" was actually epilepsy. A very treatable kind, but ADHD medications would have made it WORSE!! [COLOR=blue]I could sneak off and go the a child psychiatrist, but I am sure daughter will tell him. I am going to give this tutoring thing a try as he wants me to do do. If her defiant behavior towards me does not change (which I doubt it will), I will tell him to own up to his part of the bargain of seeing a child psychiatrist.[/COLOR] Find a child psychiatrist and a neuropsychologist. If husband objects, ask if he would stand in the way of treatment if she had diabetes. Let him object, but take her to the doctor ANYWAY! You might learn more about what is going on. [COLOR=blue]I doubt that he would object if she had diabetes. He refuses to see what she may have as being a mental issue and says all children act up and misbehave from time to time. The problem here is that her misbehavior is more than from time to time.[/COLOR] I also agree that these are NOT typical ADHD behaviors, that there should be NO shame/blame involved, and that she should help clean up the mess. After a learning period she should take care of the sheets/underwear herself. Bedwetting that appears at 8 or so is usually a sign SOMETHING is wrong. Is she terribly thirsty all the time? If she is sneaking drinks into her room, could it be that her thirst is very great? Has she been tested for diabetes lately?? It just occurred to me that excessive thirst is often a sign of diabetes. It is something they should rule out, in my humble opinion. [COLOR=blue]It is not only drinking it is overeating. She eats a decent breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner and then sneaks in food and drinks to her bedroom. [/COLOR] Hugs, the whole situation is very hard. Susie[/quote] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Bedwetting Issues
Top