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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 492557" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Here is the website run by the author of the <u>Explosive Child </u>and <u>Lost at School</u>. <a href="http://www.livesinthebalance.org/" target="_blank">Collaborative Problem Solving Approach by Dr. Ross Greene | Lives in the Balance</a></p><p>The <u>Lost at School </u>walks you step by step through collaborative problem solving-more practical. On the website there are videos that do this-I recommend watching them first. I also have to say that while I love these strategies and have used them at school with my students and at home with my daughter-they are not the be all and end all. They do take care of dealing with the skill deficits that cause many problems. I think in the long run, they stop some problem behaviors-they require you are persistant as do all methods really. But, in the world, consequences, especially intermittent consequences, are a real thing, nobody escapes these. I think they need some of this as well as long as it is logical/natural/developmentally appropriate and timely. </p><p></p><p>This is a sticky suject here-but I have had great success using a "bag of tricks" and using what makes sense in the moment both at home and school. I have also had failures with both in both places and have had to regroup and often stick to something for a long period to have it work. I am not a fan of physical holds-had to do some of that a few times with son when he was young to protect him as you have. I would recommend that you learn the safe way to do this-I took MANDT training. I don't know if there is something else out there-this is still the most popular in school and other settings. </p><p></p><p>My boy also had Occupational Therapist (OT) issues. We got a PT assessment and luckily we had a good PT working at the school district who provided services. We also attended a program at the YWCA for sensory integration until it was shut down. This is very common with ADHD. I have seldom seen an ADHD kid without handwriting issues. Now my boy is a mechanic and plays the drums-does both with incredible skill??? Go figure?? Having to sit and write is one of the things that require such consentration. I also think they avoid any activities when they are very young that would help develop these skills. Too much sitting time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 492557, member: 11001"] Here is the website run by the author of the [U]Explosive Child [/U]and [U]Lost at School[/U]. [url=http://www.livesinthebalance.org/]Collaborative Problem Solving Approach by Dr. Ross Greene | Lives in the Balance[/url] The [U]Lost at School [/U]walks you step by step through collaborative problem solving-more practical. On the website there are videos that do this-I recommend watching them first. I also have to say that while I love these strategies and have used them at school with my students and at home with my daughter-they are not the be all and end all. They do take care of dealing with the skill deficits that cause many problems. I think in the long run, they stop some problem behaviors-they require you are persistant as do all methods really. But, in the world, consequences, especially intermittent consequences, are a real thing, nobody escapes these. I think they need some of this as well as long as it is logical/natural/developmentally appropriate and timely. This is a sticky suject here-but I have had great success using a "bag of tricks" and using what makes sense in the moment both at home and school. I have also had failures with both in both places and have had to regroup and often stick to something for a long period to have it work. I am not a fan of physical holds-had to do some of that a few times with son when he was young to protect him as you have. I would recommend that you learn the safe way to do this-I took MANDT training. I don't know if there is something else out there-this is still the most popular in school and other settings. My boy also had Occupational Therapist (OT) issues. We got a PT assessment and luckily we had a good PT working at the school district who provided services. We also attended a program at the YWCA for sensory integration until it was shut down. This is very common with ADHD. I have seldom seen an ADHD kid without handwriting issues. Now my boy is a mechanic and plays the drums-does both with incredible skill??? Go figure?? Having to sit and write is one of the things that require such consentration. I also think they avoid any activities when they are very young that would help develop these skills. Too much sitting time. [/QUOTE]
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