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
difficult child in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) gets another 2 week freeze
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="slsh" data-source="post: 22859" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Sylvia - I have to agree with- Sharon re: will it get better. Definitely depends. thank you's been in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) 6.5 years now and I *still* get phone calls about how it's staff or peer's fault that he got mad and had a melt down. The good news is that I used to get these calls several times a week; now, it's just a couple of times a month.</p><p></p><p>I still have a hard time wrapping my head around my kid's thought processes. Where he got the idea that total destruction of property or assaulting staff is acceptable because he's "mad" is beyond me. I'm also clueless as to why he still thinks I'm going to "rescue" him from his consequences. I think it's the optimistic part of the Explosive Child... he's just positive that one of these days he won't get consequences for his behavior and/or that I will ride in on my white horse and save him from his consequences. As if.</p><p></p><p>It is a relief to have difficult child in a placement where the staff can safely and consistently manage his behaviors. I think you handled it perfectly. Calm, detached, and putting it all back on his shoulders. His choices, his consequences. Bummer. </p><p></p><p>Sorry he's lost the visits, but hopefully this will start making an impact on him. The quality of his life is entirely up to him. If he chooses to not exert some control over his behaviors and use the tools that I'm sure he's being exposed to at Residential Treatment Center (RTC) to deal with- his anger, his world is going to be very limited. </p><p></p><p>Hang in there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 22859, member: 8"] Sylvia - I have to agree with- Sharon re: will it get better. Definitely depends. thank you's been in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) 6.5 years now and I *still* get phone calls about how it's staff or peer's fault that he got mad and had a melt down. The good news is that I used to get these calls several times a week; now, it's just a couple of times a month. I still have a hard time wrapping my head around my kid's thought processes. Where he got the idea that total destruction of property or assaulting staff is acceptable because he's "mad" is beyond me. I'm also clueless as to why he still thinks I'm going to "rescue" him from his consequences. I think it's the optimistic part of the Explosive Child... he's just positive that one of these days he won't get consequences for his behavior and/or that I will ride in on my white horse and save him from his consequences. As if. It is a relief to have difficult child in a placement where the staff can safely and consistently manage his behaviors. I think you handled it perfectly. Calm, detached, and putting it all back on his shoulders. His choices, his consequences. Bummer. Sorry he's lost the visits, but hopefully this will start making an impact on him. The quality of his life is entirely up to him. If he chooses to not exert some control over his behaviors and use the tools that I'm sure he's being exposed to at Residential Treatment Center (RTC) to deal with- his anger, his world is going to be very limited. Hang in there. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
difficult child in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) gets another 2 week freeze
Top