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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 42137" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Hi Michaele and welcome. Gotta love teens with- issues. :wink: Forgive me, but I giggled over the knuckle cracking thing - my son does the exact same thing and it drives me out of my *tree*!! Almost as bad as fingernails on a chalkboard. Most of the time I bite my tongue and just bear it but every once in a while I forget and tell him to knock it off. He's clueless. :wink:</p><p></p><p>I would strongly recommend reading "The Explosive Child". I'm not a fan of self-help books at all, but in addition to being highly amusing (I'm warped, but I just giggled as he described child after child who was *so* like my own son - could there possibly be more than 1 of him?) it also helped me prioritize what behaviors were really important as opposed to annoying. We can't address everything without losing our minds (baskets A, B, and C - basket A being nonnegotiable things, B being mid priority, and C being things that can slide for right now). </p><p></p><p>Some things I would let slide - the chewing on stuff, the complaining about meals (she can either eat or not, but complaining isn't going to change anything). In my home, the physical contact with- sibs would be a priority. But priorities are different in each home and I don't think there's a "right" answer.</p><p></p><p>How is she doing in school?</p><p></p><p>I understand your hesitation about hospitalization. I would see if the psychiatrist (psychiatrist, as opposed to "therapist" which is the therapist) could do testing on an outpatient basis? But there can be advantages to inpatient evaluation, especially if they're going to be changing medications. We've been through many hospitalizations with thank you, but I really do understand not wanting to go that route if it can be avoided.</p><p></p><p>If you check out the FAQ (top of screen, on the right) you'll get a run down of the abbreviations and other helpful info.</p><p></p><p>Again, welcome. :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 42137, member: 8"] Hi Michaele and welcome. Gotta love teens with- issues. [img]:wink:[/img] Forgive me, but I giggled over the knuckle cracking thing - my son does the exact same thing and it drives me out of my *tree*!! Almost as bad as fingernails on a chalkboard. Most of the time I bite my tongue and just bear it but every once in a while I forget and tell him to knock it off. He's clueless. [img]:wink:[/img] I would strongly recommend reading "The Explosive Child". I'm not a fan of self-help books at all, but in addition to being highly amusing (I'm warped, but I just giggled as he described child after child who was *so* like my own son - could there possibly be more than 1 of him?) it also helped me prioritize what behaviors were really important as opposed to annoying. We can't address everything without losing our minds (baskets A, B, and C - basket A being nonnegotiable things, B being mid priority, and C being things that can slide for right now). Some things I would let slide - the chewing on stuff, the complaining about meals (she can either eat or not, but complaining isn't going to change anything). In my home, the physical contact with- sibs would be a priority. But priorities are different in each home and I don't think there's a "right" answer. How is she doing in school? I understand your hesitation about hospitalization. I would see if the psychiatrist (psychiatrist, as opposed to "therapist" which is the therapist) could do testing on an outpatient basis? But there can be advantages to inpatient evaluation, especially if they're going to be changing medications. We've been through many hospitalizations with thank you, but I really do understand not wanting to go that route if it can be avoided. If you check out the FAQ (top of screen, on the right) you'll get a run down of the abbreviations and other helpful info. Again, welcome. [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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