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It's official, I have an adolesent difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 359654" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p>ita about making a big deal about it, and its awesome that he was remorseful.</p><p> </p><p>i think its more of an impulse control issue. he NEEDED happy aquarium points at that second--that was the only goal, and it didnt matter how</p><p>he got them. absolutely wrong. at the time of the offense, he probably didnt even equate it with theft....somehow his inner voice kicked in and</p><p>the light bulb came on that it was somehow wrong. i'd bet he has a one track mind, and its not that he doesnt know there are reprecussions, its just</p><p>that he acted before he thought. i think its a closer to a typical kid thing than a difficult child one at this age (says the proud owner of $20 worth of wii points, so umm, you arent the only one!).</p><p> </p><p>he'll probably never do it again. (ok, hopefully). so make that big deal, make him work of $20, preferably by doing something horrid, like scrubbing shower grout with a toothbrush....i'm betting you'll see how fast that inner voice regarding others credit cards turns on!</p><p> </p><p>i'm sure you are working on the think first act later thing like i am, and i'm sure its a slow going for you as it is for me. </p><p> </p><p>but i'm not sure i'd warm the cellblock quite yet<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 359654, member: 8831"] ita about making a big deal about it, and its awesome that he was remorseful. i think its more of an impulse control issue. he NEEDED happy aquarium points at that second--that was the only goal, and it didnt matter how he got them. absolutely wrong. at the time of the offense, he probably didnt even equate it with theft....somehow his inner voice kicked in and the light bulb came on that it was somehow wrong. i'd bet he has a one track mind, and its not that he doesnt know there are reprecussions, its just that he acted before he thought. i think its a closer to a typical kid thing than a difficult child one at this age (says the proud owner of $20 worth of wii points, so umm, you arent the only one!). he'll probably never do it again. (ok, hopefully). so make that big deal, make him work of $20, preferably by doing something horrid, like scrubbing shower grout with a toothbrush....i'm betting you'll see how fast that inner voice regarding others credit cards turns on! i'm sure you are working on the think first act later thing like i am, and i'm sure its a slow going for you as it is for me. but i'm not sure i'd warm the cellblock quite yet:winking: [/QUOTE]
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