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concerned and worried about difficult child 2... Hoping for suggestions.
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 451366" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I've got tough nuts to crack open as well. For your difficult child 2's situation I'd suggest continuing to ask him to open up. Add to that the explanation that if he refuses to tell you what happened from his perspective, then you can only go by what was observed and what other ppl said. IOW if he throws punches, he's in big trouble. IF others "caused" him to do it, then there may be ways that you and teachers can help to avoid the situation in the future. (yes caused is in quotes because no one makes us do anything, it's our choice, but things like self defense and getting pushed to the brink of frustration can be understood and/or excused) If you keep repeating and getting him to see that he may have other options, he might start opening up.</p><p></p><p>I understand your leeriness of trying medication again, but you've only tried one. Zoloft wasn't good for DD1 either. Neither was Prozac or Paxil or Abilify. Wellbutrin helped her quite a bit. It did nothing for her anxiety, but did help with depression and frustrations. (I'm thinking of putting her back on that one and dealing with the anxiety through therapy.) Checking out some other medications might be worth a shot. When a child is so consumed by emotions that they can't/won't share then any kind of therapy (with a therapist or at home with you) is virtually impossible. That is the reason I started medicating DD1 in the first place. It was only AFTER we got medication (even the unsuccessful ones) working in her system, that there was any communication and assistance from her.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/hugs.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hugs:" title="hugs :hugs:" data-shortname=":hugs:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/notalone.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":notalone:" title="notalone :notalone:" data-shortname=":notalone:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 451366, member: 11965"] I've got tough nuts to crack open as well. For your difficult child 2's situation I'd suggest continuing to ask him to open up. Add to that the explanation that if he refuses to tell you what happened from his perspective, then you can only go by what was observed and what other ppl said. IOW if he throws punches, he's in big trouble. IF others "caused" him to do it, then there may be ways that you and teachers can help to avoid the situation in the future. (yes caused is in quotes because no one makes us do anything, it's our choice, but things like self defense and getting pushed to the brink of frustration can be understood and/or excused) If you keep repeating and getting him to see that he may have other options, he might start opening up. I understand your leeriness of trying medication again, but you've only tried one. Zoloft wasn't good for DD1 either. Neither was Prozac or Paxil or Abilify. Wellbutrin helped her quite a bit. It did nothing for her anxiety, but did help with depression and frustrations. (I'm thinking of putting her back on that one and dealing with the anxiety through therapy.) Checking out some other medications might be worth a shot. When a child is so consumed by emotions that they can't/won't share then any kind of therapy (with a therapist or at home with you) is virtually impossible. That is the reason I started medicating DD1 in the first place. It was only AFTER we got medication (even the unsuccessful ones) working in her system, that there was any communication and assistance from her. :hugs::notalone: [/QUOTE]
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