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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 284087" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>easy child did the same thing at about the same age. She didn't even act it out for thebenefit of an observer; sometimes she just asked me to forbid (going to a party/sleepover where there would be boys) when I had been about to let her go. Then she got on the phone to her friend and said, "I'm sorry, Mum won't let me go." No tears or tantrums about it (alhough she is a good actress!) - she just needed my assurance that her judgement was OK. She just wanted to be able to blame me rather than tell her friends she was the one who felt uncomfortable about it.</p><p></p><p>It was the beginning of her own developing self-confidence in her own judgement. Now - she is amazingly self-confident (has to be in her job) and is the sort of person people come to for advice.</p><p></p><p>It is a wonderful early sign of the responsible person he is going to become.</p><p></p><p>Are you SURE he's ODD? It's often misdiagnosed, or labelled inappropriately. Kids behaving badly at times and seeming very wiful isn't necessarily ODD. Sometimes it's just a kid who is very controlling and strong willed, they respond amazingly to different methods (see "Explosive Child" by Ross Greene).</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 284087, member: 1991"] easy child did the same thing at about the same age. She didn't even act it out for thebenefit of an observer; sometimes she just asked me to forbid (going to a party/sleepover where there would be boys) when I had been about to let her go. Then she got on the phone to her friend and said, "I'm sorry, Mum won't let me go." No tears or tantrums about it (alhough she is a good actress!) - she just needed my assurance that her judgement was OK. She just wanted to be able to blame me rather than tell her friends she was the one who felt uncomfortable about it. It was the beginning of her own developing self-confidence in her own judgement. Now - she is amazingly self-confident (has to be in her job) and is the sort of person people come to for advice. It is a wonderful early sign of the responsible person he is going to become. Are you SURE he's ODD? It's often misdiagnosed, or labelled inappropriately. Kids behaving badly at times and seeming very wiful isn't necessarily ODD. Sometimes it's just a kid who is very controlling and strong willed, they respond amazingly to different methods (see "Explosive Child" by Ross Greene). Marg [/QUOTE]
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