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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 238576" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I don't know about your difficult child, but mine always reacted in two different ways following meltdown/rage attack:</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">1) unbelievable and complete remorse</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">2) no recollection of what had just transpired over sometimes 36-48 hours or why. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">My feeling is that if your difficult child would benefit from viewing himself 6 years ago in the midst of a rage attack, then sure let him see it. But if it's just going to set him off OR, as in my difficult child's case, make her feel even more guilt and berate herself further, then I would not allow him to view it. What would be the point - pure humiliation just to get your point across? </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">A third option would be to watch it with his counselor/therapist if he has one and then use the opportunity to discuss his behavior then and now. i.e., Has it changed at all? How has it changed? In what ways could similar rages be avoided? What are his triggers? Etc. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #483d8b">Again, I don't know how your difficult child would react, but I would be very careful about showing something like that to my difficult child without a professional around to help her sort through all of ther emotions. My difficult child beats herself up more than anyone ever could and she would feel like she really was crazy. Good luck in whatever you decide.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 238576, member: 2211"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I don't know about your difficult child, but mine always reacted in two different ways following meltdown/rage attack:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]1) unbelievable and complete remorse[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]2) no recollection of what had just transpired over sometimes 36-48 hours or why. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]My feeling is that if your difficult child would benefit from viewing himself 6 years ago in the midst of a rage attack, then sure let him see it. But if it's just going to set him off OR, as in my difficult child's case, make her feel even more guilt and berate herself further, then I would not allow him to view it. What would be the point - pure humiliation just to get your point across? [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]A third option would be to watch it with his counselor/therapist if he has one and then use the opportunity to discuss his behavior then and now. i.e., Has it changed at all? How has it changed? In what ways could similar rages be avoided? What are his triggers? Etc. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b]Again, I don't know how your difficult child would react, but I would be very careful about showing something like that to my difficult child without a professional around to help her sort through all of ther emotions. My difficult child beats herself up more than anyone ever could and she would feel like she really was crazy. Good luck in whatever you decide.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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