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<blockquote data-quote="Christy" data-source="post: 165893" data-attributes="member: 225"><p>Great news that he will be closely supervised for a little longer. Also sounds good that there has been no violence with the risperdal. For my difficult child, it stopped being effective after about two years but it made a huge difference for awhile. </p><p></p><p>I understand what you are saying about thinking it is a parenting issue. If it was then you could change and the situation would be fixed (just like on Nanny 911, ha ha). My son was age four when he came into our care and had been neglected up to that point. We assumed that many of his behavioral issues could be corrected with love, praise, good parenting, developing routines, and consistant consequences. It took years to come to the realiziation that we couldn't "fix" things. He suffered from a mental illness and wasn't going to be catching up to his peers in many aspects of life. He is always going to struggle with his moods and temper but accepting this has helped us become more tolerant of his behaviors. We still have expectations but have become better at recognizing the times when he is not thinking clearly and has less control of his actions. We have learned to adapt accordingly. There are some days he can handle things and somedays he can't. Some days are pretty good and he's a fun kid to be around and somedays you wish you could go bck to bed and try again the next day.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with the new medication and with your follow-up plans after your son returns home.</p><p>Christy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christy, post: 165893, member: 225"] Great news that he will be closely supervised for a little longer. Also sounds good that there has been no violence with the risperdal. For my difficult child, it stopped being effective after about two years but it made a huge difference for awhile. I understand what you are saying about thinking it is a parenting issue. If it was then you could change and the situation would be fixed (just like on Nanny 911, ha ha). My son was age four when he came into our care and had been neglected up to that point. We assumed that many of his behavioral issues could be corrected with love, praise, good parenting, developing routines, and consistant consequences. It took years to come to the realiziation that we couldn't "fix" things. He suffered from a mental illness and wasn't going to be catching up to his peers in many aspects of life. He is always going to struggle with his moods and temper but accepting this has helped us become more tolerant of his behaviors. We still have expectations but have become better at recognizing the times when he is not thinking clearly and has less control of his actions. We have learned to adapt accordingly. There are some days he can handle things and somedays he can't. Some days are pretty good and he's a fun kid to be around and somedays you wish you could go bck to bed and try again the next day. Good luck with the new medication and with your follow-up plans after your son returns home. Christy [/QUOTE]
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