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<blockquote data-quote="Cressida" data-source="post: 512700" data-attributes="member: 14097"><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Thanks Buddy... it's great to hear other parents feeling hopeful; Somehow it makes it easier to get back on that wagon - I'm feeling much more positive now than I was earlier today! This forum is amazing; everyone is so supportive, I finally feel like I'm not the only one going through this. Thank you, all of you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">The sleep thing, I relate to. Menace has never slept well; the ADHD has always had her up late and up early, way before medication. I've not noticed any significant change to this, but if anything, I'd agree with you that for her, it's actually easier to get her settled faster when she's on it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Cx</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Thanks Busywend; it's evening here in the UK so if I'm not about later on, I'm probably trying to sleep. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">I'm sorry to hear your little one has had similar issues. Feeling unwanted is one of the worst, most destructive things. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Cx</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Thank you Daisy; I'll look into 'validation' this evening once the tiny one is in bed. It certainly makes sense to me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">A new trick I've recently picked up is to stop saying the word 'NO', even if it's with an explanation. They hear 'no' and stop listening. You can actually say 'yes' in a way that makes them feel like they've got what they want. For example, "Mum, can I have a biscuit?" (it's ten minutes before dinner). "No, but you can have one for pudding if you eat your dinner" might have been something I'd have replied. However, she won't have heard the last part; her brain will have focussed on the 'No..' and we'd probably have been at tantrum-stage before I'd finished explaining why! However, saying "Yes, as soon as you've eaten your dinner" is exactly the same sentence, just presented in such a way that she feels like she's got what she asked for.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Will investigate 'validation' after dinner. Thank you again. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Cx</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Indeed - she's only been on the Concerta for 8 months or so, and though it's worked miracles at school, I may pursue something that will also help at home, particularly after reading so many similar stories. Thank you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Right, better get off - this bolognaise won't cook itself! Thank you all for your support and reassurance. You lot are amazing. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'">Cx</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cressida, post: 512700, member: 14097"] [FONT=palatino linotype]Thanks Buddy... it's great to hear other parents feeling hopeful; Somehow it makes it easier to get back on that wagon - I'm feeling much more positive now than I was earlier today! This forum is amazing; everyone is so supportive, I finally feel like I'm not the only one going through this. Thank you, all of you. :)[/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype] [/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]The sleep thing, I relate to. Menace has never slept well; the ADHD has always had her up late and up early, way before medication. I've not noticed any significant change to this, but if anything, I'd agree with you that for her, it's actually easier to get her settled faster when she's on it.[/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype] [/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]Cx[/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]Thanks Busywend; it's evening here in the UK so if I'm not about later on, I'm probably trying to sleep. :)[/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype] [/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]I'm sorry to hear your little one has had similar issues. Feeling unwanted is one of the worst, most destructive things. :([/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype] [/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]Cx[/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]Thank you Daisy; I'll look into 'validation' this evening once the tiny one is in bed. It certainly makes sense to me. [/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype] [/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]A new trick I've recently picked up is to stop saying the word 'NO', even if it's with an explanation. They hear 'no' and stop listening. You can actually say 'yes' in a way that makes them feel like they've got what they want. For example, "Mum, can I have a biscuit?" (it's ten minutes before dinner). "No, but you can have one for pudding if you eat your dinner" might have been something I'd have replied. However, she won't have heard the last part; her brain will have focussed on the 'No..' and we'd probably have been at tantrum-stage before I'd finished explaining why! However, saying "Yes, as soon as you've eaten your dinner" is exactly the same sentence, just presented in such a way that she feels like she's got what she asked for.[/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype] [/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]Will investigate 'validation' after dinner. Thank you again. :)[/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype] [/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]Cx[/FONT] [FONT=palatino linotype]Indeed - she's only been on the Concerta for 8 months or so, and though it's worked miracles at school, I may pursue something that will also help at home, particularly after reading so many similar stories. Thank you. :) Right, better get off - this bolognaise won't cook itself! Thank you all for your support and reassurance. You lot are amazing. :) Cx[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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