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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 148700" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi Sue,</p><p>welcome.</p><p>My husband was very anti-medication, since he's a chiropractor. Finally, after my son was becoming violent and I absolutely couldn't handle him any more, I gave my husband an ultimatum: one of us has to go. </p><p>I hope it doesn't get to that point with you.</p><p>In our case it was only 20 mg of adderal, but it has made a world of difference. My son began to have real conversations, was able to moderate his voice instead of shouting all the time, could follow a list of chores with-o a meltdown (still complained, of course, but that's normal) and was able to learn new behaviors and make them permanent.</p><p>Part of his problem is a severe allergy to wheat, which we have not done very well with. If he could go completely wheat-free, he would probably not need the adderal. What a shame.</p><p> </p><p>If you haven't read The Explosive Child, get a copy. It's great.</p><p> </p><p>by the way, you and your husband need to be on the same page every step of the way. Our son's behavior improved markedly when my husband stepped up to the plate. husband would get upset because I'd fill him in on every little thing, but I explained to him that he needed to know, for example, that difficult child was grounded for getting an F in math, and husband would want to take him to Target to buy a CD. NOT! Now he earns CDs for a combo of good behavior, chores, and good grades, etc. He had SUCH a huge sense of entitlement b4 it drove us nuts. He's still very negative but it's gotten a lot better.</p><p>Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 148700, member: 3419"] Hi Sue, welcome. My husband was very anti-medication, since he's a chiropractor. Finally, after my son was becoming violent and I absolutely couldn't handle him any more, I gave my husband an ultimatum: one of us has to go. I hope it doesn't get to that point with you. In our case it was only 20 mg of adderal, but it has made a world of difference. My son began to have real conversations, was able to moderate his voice instead of shouting all the time, could follow a list of chores with-o a meltdown (still complained, of course, but that's normal) and was able to learn new behaviors and make them permanent. Part of his problem is a severe allergy to wheat, which we have not done very well with. If he could go completely wheat-free, he would probably not need the adderal. What a shame. If you haven't read The Explosive Child, get a copy. It's great. by the way, you and your husband need to be on the same page every step of the way. Our son's behavior improved markedly when my husband stepped up to the plate. husband would get upset because I'd fill him in on every little thing, but I explained to him that he needed to know, for example, that difficult child was grounded for getting an F in math, and husband would want to take him to Target to buy a CD. NOT! Now he earns CDs for a combo of good behavior, chores, and good grades, etc. He had SUCH a huge sense of entitlement b4 it drove us nuts. He's still very negative but it's gotten a lot better. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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