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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 37012" data-attributes="member: 393"><p>I would recommend family therapy. It sounds like your 5 year old needs a safe place to talk/express her feelings as only a 5 year old can.</p><p></p><p>When wm was here & "bullying" kt, we worked very hard on kt being her only little being; standing up to her brother & saying "no" in a very loud powerful voice. It really didn't matter what wm was doing - kt had to learn to stand up for herself. It was a small step in the process & took a bit of time for kt to believe that she could stand up to her twin brother.</p><p></p><p>As much as possible, don't feed into difficult children negatives while making sure your easy child gets regular positive attention. If possible sit on the swing with her & spend some silly time together.</p><p></p><p>I wish I had more to offer - difficult children in a family are draining on everyone. Their illness isn't their fault, however the rest of the family needs to stand up to the chaos & remain strong & healthy. Your easy child, at her age, needs a lot of help in doing this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 37012, member: 393"] I would recommend family therapy. It sounds like your 5 year old needs a safe place to talk/express her feelings as only a 5 year old can. When wm was here & "bullying" kt, we worked very hard on kt being her only little being; standing up to her brother & saying "no" in a very loud powerful voice. It really didn't matter what wm was doing - kt had to learn to stand up for herself. It was a small step in the process & took a bit of time for kt to believe that she could stand up to her twin brother. As much as possible, don't feed into difficult children negatives while making sure your easy child gets regular positive attention. If possible sit on the swing with her & spend some silly time together. I wish I had more to offer - difficult children in a family are draining on everyone. Their illness isn't their fault, however the rest of the family needs to stand up to the chaos & remain strong & healthy. Your easy child, at her age, needs a lot of help in doing this. [/QUOTE]
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