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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 383468" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Good. Keep posting.</p><p></p><p>As for this place - I was a little concerned when the doctor said that it is possible to be stronger than the child's stubbornness. Not in my experience, it is not something I count on. And it is now looking like he underestimated difficult child's strength of will.</p><p></p><p>Where possible I feel battles of will should b avoided; you run the risk of losing. And especially in this, you cannot let her win. The battle lines have now been drawn and any sign of even partial victory for her will entrench bad behaviour patterns even further. But this is where it is now; if you remove her, it would need to be somewhere that CAN win. And it is very difficult to guarantee this ahead of time with a place you don't know, and that has no experience of her.</p><p></p><p>I would at least ask this doctor if his opinion of her strength of will, and his belief that he is stronger, still stands. Also ask if perhaps there could be a more productive strategy... because now could be a good time to try something with a greater chance of actually working.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 383468, member: 1991"] Good. Keep posting. As for this place - I was a little concerned when the doctor said that it is possible to be stronger than the child's stubbornness. Not in my experience, it is not something I count on. And it is now looking like he underestimated difficult child's strength of will. Where possible I feel battles of will should b avoided; you run the risk of losing. And especially in this, you cannot let her win. The battle lines have now been drawn and any sign of even partial victory for her will entrench bad behaviour patterns even further. But this is where it is now; if you remove her, it would need to be somewhere that CAN win. And it is very difficult to guarantee this ahead of time with a place you don't know, and that has no experience of her. I would at least ask this doctor if his opinion of her strength of will, and his belief that he is stronger, still stands. Also ask if perhaps there could be a more productive strategy... because now could be a good time to try something with a greater chance of actually working. Marg [/QUOTE]
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