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<blockquote data-quote="OpenWindow" data-source="post: 59340" data-attributes="member: 45"><p>We've been hearing those words since difficult child was about 5. It's hard to not take it seriously, but I try not to react when he says it. When he calms down, we talk about it. He also threatens to kill other people, like me, his sister or brother. Same thing - I'm 95% sure he doesn't really mean it, but how can we ever be sure. </p><p></p><p>Now that he's getting older, when he's calm I try to talk to him about how his threats are hurting him as much or more than anyone else. We can't leave him alone with his little sister, simply because of the threats. If he threatens to kill himself, he can't go into his room alone because how do we know he didn't really mean it? If he threatens to run away, same thing. With my difficult child, he says it to hurt us, so if I can get him to realize it is not getting him what he wants, and is actually causing him trouble, maybe he will change as he gets older.</p><p></p><p>We always tell the psychiatrist, his therapist and sometimes I tell his resource teacher if he says something like that in the morning before school. I don't really believe he'll follow up, but he is just impulsive and ODD enough that he might try, even though he really doesn't want to just to prove something to us. </p><p></p><p>Linda</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OpenWindow, post: 59340, member: 45"] We've been hearing those words since difficult child was about 5. It's hard to not take it seriously, but I try not to react when he says it. When he calms down, we talk about it. He also threatens to kill other people, like me, his sister or brother. Same thing - I'm 95% sure he doesn't really mean it, but how can we ever be sure. Now that he's getting older, when he's calm I try to talk to him about how his threats are hurting him as much or more than anyone else. We can't leave him alone with his little sister, simply because of the threats. If he threatens to kill himself, he can't go into his room alone because how do we know he didn't really mean it? If he threatens to run away, same thing. With my difficult child, he says it to hurt us, so if I can get him to realize it is not getting him what he wants, and is actually causing him trouble, maybe he will change as he gets older. We always tell the psychiatrist, his therapist and sometimes I tell his resource teacher if he says something like that in the morning before school. I don't really believe he'll follow up, but he is just impulsive and ODD enough that he might try, even though he really doesn't want to just to prove something to us. Linda [/QUOTE]
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