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Can't even get him to brush his teeth! Am I totally ineffective as a parent?!
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<blockquote data-quote="STRESSEDTOMAX" data-source="post: 475935" data-attributes="member: 3512"><p>wow... this seems to be very common with difficult children. Hygiene has always been an issue with Tommy. He's definitely gotten better with showers, but every night he asks me if he can skip his teeth. If I do let him, I make sure he drinks some water to at least get some of the sugar washed away. As far as when they simply REFUSE to do something...really, what can you do? I used to fight with him which led to huge explosions. A couple of weeks ago he refused to go to an appointment and refused to go in the car. He has refused to go on the plane to NY before, which is the night he had his first hospitalization because I saw the severity of all of this. I should be grateful to have a flexible schedule right now working for myself instead of working for a boss because between him refusing to do things and suspensions, I'd never be able to make it work. Your comment about the bleeping toothpaste made me smile because it's so true. So many people who have NO idea what we go through with our kids will perceive us as "giving in"...it's really just trying to keep everything from totally imploding or exploding. I'd buy him the toothpaste in a minute...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STRESSEDTOMAX, post: 475935, member: 3512"] wow... this seems to be very common with difficult children. Hygiene has always been an issue with Tommy. He's definitely gotten better with showers, but every night he asks me if he can skip his teeth. If I do let him, I make sure he drinks some water to at least get some of the sugar washed away. As far as when they simply REFUSE to do something...really, what can you do? I used to fight with him which led to huge explosions. A couple of weeks ago he refused to go to an appointment and refused to go in the car. He has refused to go on the plane to NY before, which is the night he had his first hospitalization because I saw the severity of all of this. I should be grateful to have a flexible schedule right now working for myself instead of working for a boss because between him refusing to do things and suspensions, I'd never be able to make it work. Your comment about the bleeping toothpaste made me smile because it's so true. So many people who have NO idea what we go through with our kids will perceive us as "giving in"...it's really just trying to keep everything from totally imploding or exploding. I'd buy him the toothpaste in a minute...:) [/QUOTE]
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