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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 161795" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>BBK,</p><p> </p><p>I am sorry. I really think these are some of the most frustrating times you can go through as a parent of a younger child.</p><p> </p><p>Is there any chance she needs a medication tweak? If psychiatrist says no, then can you video or audio tape her and get him to pull his head out??</p><p> </p><p>Is it time to teach her how to be alone??</p><p> </p><p>My mom would declare that for X minutes we had to be alone. Period. She used a timer. Any whining reset the timer, same with questions, "Look at me!!", or anything else. </p><p> </p><p>I think she started with 5 minutes, and then we got Mommy time as a reward. You may have to start as low as 2 minutes (I did with Wizard - until he could read.) It is hard to go throught he 30 to 60 minutes of tantrum and drama until you get your minutes, but you MUST not entertain her or do anything other than take (drag?) her to her room, or go to yours and NOT engage with her in any fashion. She can clean up messes later. the goal is the Alone Time, and cleaning up messes can happen AFTER her reward. She may be overwhelmed by the cleaning tasks, so you may have to work together to get it done. (My mom used to sit on my bed and read, giving me directions as to what todo next, or to stop reading).</p><p> </p><p>I really think she sound slike a medication tweak is needed. Also, have you tried getting all the preservatives/additives/colorings/etc out of her food? You can make the things fairly easily (I can PM you recipes for homemade mixes that are easy to make) and can even make food colorings naturally.</p><p> </p><p>I know some of my friends have had great luck with that. </p><p> </p><p>Hugs,</p><p> </p><p>susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 161795, member: 1233"] BBK, I am sorry. I really think these are some of the most frustrating times you can go through as a parent of a younger child. Is there any chance she needs a medication tweak? If psychiatrist says no, then can you video or audio tape her and get him to pull his head out?? Is it time to teach her how to be alone?? My mom would declare that for X minutes we had to be alone. Period. She used a timer. Any whining reset the timer, same with questions, "Look at me!!", or anything else. I think she started with 5 minutes, and then we got Mommy time as a reward. You may have to start as low as 2 minutes (I did with Wizard - until he could read.) It is hard to go throught he 30 to 60 minutes of tantrum and drama until you get your minutes, but you MUST not entertain her or do anything other than take (drag?) her to her room, or go to yours and NOT engage with her in any fashion. She can clean up messes later. the goal is the Alone Time, and cleaning up messes can happen AFTER her reward. She may be overwhelmed by the cleaning tasks, so you may have to work together to get it done. (My mom used to sit on my bed and read, giving me directions as to what todo next, or to stop reading). I really think she sound slike a medication tweak is needed. Also, have you tried getting all the preservatives/additives/colorings/etc out of her food? You can make the things fairly easily (I can PM you recipes for homemade mixes that are easy to make) and can even make food colorings naturally. I know some of my friends have had great luck with that. Hugs, susie [/QUOTE]
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