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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 389907" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Thank you Jen - Yes, it is time to turn more responsibility over to difficult child. I have been having him do the talking in doctor visits.</p><p> </p><p>Diva and I had a great time. difficult child did well. He did get to go to his friend's house. He told me that it would help with his nervousness and I agreed. On Friday after dropping the 2 dogs off at the kennel, he and husband went to the "farm" for the weekend. He sometimes get bored while there and that is a big trigger to his anxiety. His ear has been bothering him for a few days so that also adds to the anxiety. They came home earlier than anticipated. When I spoke with husband, he said difficult child was not feeling well. I am sure a good night's sleep will help. He text me this morning to say he was scared so I pointed him to his tools and talked to him about being overly tired - two nights sleep at the farm is not helpful - not very comfortable for him.</p><p> </p><p>I just don't like the intensity of the anxiety. I need to figure out if a call to psychiatrist is in order. I may wait a few days and see if it goes down now that this weekend is over. He did have a good time at the "farm".</p><p> </p><p>Diva puppy will be 3 years old in January so not much of a puppy anymore. Diva got her and was responsible for her. It kept Diva from running too late at night - she had to be home ALL night to take care of puppy's overnight needs. Diva puppy also helped in difficult child's healing. Now that Diva is not home very often (lives in a different town for college and only comes home every other weeked or so when her work requires) diva puppy's care has fallen to difficult child and myself. Once Diva is done with school (one more year after this one) than she will look for a place to live that accepts pets. (She may be married soon after graduating)</p><p> </p><p>Sweet puppy we just got this summer. A much needed larger (too much larger) dog for difficult child. Diva puppy has trouble keeping up with difficult child running around the neighborhood. She is a lap dog so not made for the rugged excersise of a boy. She still gets to be out and about with him when she wants to.</p><p> </p><p>Although she will be much bigger than I really wanted, sweet puppy is a wonderful addition to our family. She doesn't shed and she gets along well with everyone in the neighborhood (my two top priorities). She is very smart and at 6 months old already obeys some basic commands such as come, sit, kennel. As a baby still, she doesn't always come when called but is getting much better at it. We get lots of comments on how mellow she is for a puppy. She gets on diva puppy's nerves though because she uses her puppy energy to try to get diva puppy to play and diva puppy is in teenage mode so you can imagine that doesn't work out too well sometimes. However, she does get diva puppy to run which helps keep diva puppy in shape. I noticed that she has gotten a little testier this past week so we will need to find more ways to challenge her before she starts challenging us too much. She is trying to say "no" to us at inappropriate times! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Just like any toddler! LOL! It doesn't help to have diva puppy around when we try to work with sweet puppy so we will need to find some one on one time with her more often to work on her skills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 389907, member: 5096"] Thank you Jen - Yes, it is time to turn more responsibility over to difficult child. I have been having him do the talking in doctor visits. Diva and I had a great time. difficult child did well. He did get to go to his friend's house. He told me that it would help with his nervousness and I agreed. On Friday after dropping the 2 dogs off at the kennel, he and husband went to the "farm" for the weekend. He sometimes get bored while there and that is a big trigger to his anxiety. His ear has been bothering him for a few days so that also adds to the anxiety. They came home earlier than anticipated. When I spoke with husband, he said difficult child was not feeling well. I am sure a good night's sleep will help. He text me this morning to say he was scared so I pointed him to his tools and talked to him about being overly tired - two nights sleep at the farm is not helpful - not very comfortable for him. I just don't like the intensity of the anxiety. I need to figure out if a call to psychiatrist is in order. I may wait a few days and see if it goes down now that this weekend is over. He did have a good time at the "farm". Diva puppy will be 3 years old in January so not much of a puppy anymore. Diva got her and was responsible for her. It kept Diva from running too late at night - she had to be home ALL night to take care of puppy's overnight needs. Diva puppy also helped in difficult child's healing. Now that Diva is not home very often (lives in a different town for college and only comes home every other weeked or so when her work requires) diva puppy's care has fallen to difficult child and myself. Once Diva is done with school (one more year after this one) than she will look for a place to live that accepts pets. (She may be married soon after graduating) Sweet puppy we just got this summer. A much needed larger (too much larger) dog for difficult child. Diva puppy has trouble keeping up with difficult child running around the neighborhood. She is a lap dog so not made for the rugged excersise of a boy. She still gets to be out and about with him when she wants to. Although she will be much bigger than I really wanted, sweet puppy is a wonderful addition to our family. She doesn't shed and she gets along well with everyone in the neighborhood (my two top priorities). She is very smart and at 6 months old already obeys some basic commands such as come, sit, kennel. As a baby still, she doesn't always come when called but is getting much better at it. We get lots of comments on how mellow she is for a puppy. She gets on diva puppy's nerves though because she uses her puppy energy to try to get diva puppy to play and diva puppy is in teenage mode so you can imagine that doesn't work out too well sometimes. However, she does get diva puppy to run which helps keep diva puppy in shape. I noticed that she has gotten a little testier this past week so we will need to find more ways to challenge her before she starts challenging us too much. She is trying to say "no" to us at inappropriate times! :) Just like any toddler! LOL! It doesn't help to have diva puppy around when we try to work with sweet puppy so we will need to find some one on one time with her more often to work on her skills. [/QUOTE]
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