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<blockquote data-quote="WearyWoman" data-source="post: 373035"><p>(hugs) to you today! If it's any consolation, my difficult child 1 was exactly like that at that age. He wanted the audience, and he would "up the ante" so to speak, during his rages. Sometimes, if he wasn't getting enough of a rise out of me, he'd purposely break my things - things he knew were important to me. I've had brooms and bats swung at me, and I've struggled through the worst negative persistence ever. BUT . . . I will say that when he got to be about 12 years old or so, we noticed a signiifcant decrease in his hyperactivity. And, better yet, with that decrease in hyperactivity came more compliance and less reactions to limit setting, etc. He is now almost 17, and I can honestly say, it's been easier parenting him as a teen than when he was in elementary school. Also, around the age of 12 (probably when hormones started kicking in), he started sleeping longer at night. He woke up more rested and agreeable. Maybe we were just lucky somehow. Don't get me wrong, he still has problems with impulsivity and stubborness, but it's so much better than it used to be.</p><p> </p><p>If your difficult child has a lot of "H" in the ADHD, you may find that when he gets older, this will subside somewhat, and that he'll have less of these negative behaviors. In the meantime, keep on keeping your cool.</p><p> </p><p>Hope you're able to find sometime for yourself today.</p><p> </p><p>Hugs again,</p><p></p><p>WW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WearyWoman, post: 373035"] (hugs) to you today! If it's any consolation, my difficult child 1 was exactly like that at that age. He wanted the audience, and he would "up the ante" so to speak, during his rages. Sometimes, if he wasn't getting enough of a rise out of me, he'd purposely break my things - things he knew were important to me. I've had brooms and bats swung at me, and I've struggled through the worst negative persistence ever. BUT . . . I will say that when he got to be about 12 years old or so, we noticed a signiifcant decrease in his hyperactivity. And, better yet, with that decrease in hyperactivity came more compliance and less reactions to limit setting, etc. He is now almost 17, and I can honestly say, it's been easier parenting him as a teen than when he was in elementary school. Also, around the age of 12 (probably when hormones started kicking in), he started sleeping longer at night. He woke up more rested and agreeable. Maybe we were just lucky somehow. Don't get me wrong, he still has problems with impulsivity and stubborness, but it's so much better than it used to be. If your difficult child has a lot of "H" in the ADHD, you may find that when he gets older, this will subside somewhat, and that he'll have less of these negative behaviors. In the meantime, keep on keeping your cool. Hope you're able to find sometime for yourself today. Hugs again, WW [/QUOTE]
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