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Kido not knowing when to stop!?
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<blockquote data-quote="MuM_of_OCD_kiddo" data-source="post: 456680" data-attributes="member: 12241"><p>TeDo - I was not so much responding to the Op herself, rather to a statement further up. And no - I don't have anything major going on right now with my own son - which I am entirely grateful for, LOL. Been there, done that, have a bunch of t-shirts folded and packed awy and hope not to wear them again. [One can hope right???]</p><p></p><p>While I generally zip up when it comes to difficult children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Aspergers, as I don't have any true hands-on experience with it, I do have several friends and associates with children suffering from one or the other as well as other DXs - and I am just interested in seeing the different parenting coping styles to produce such different results. And yes - all children are different and no two are alike etc etc - I'm aware of that and that is not what I was referring to. I was just making the remark because I have seen parents that have set themselves certain boundaries and self preservation guidelines, having calmer and easier to deal with children, and they tend to succeed better in the long haul as well [and that goes for parents of easy child families as well]. And quite frankly - with most difficult children of any severity, you are in for the long haul and need to preserve yourself and your energy reserves and sanity as well. That is all I was saying in the previous post. It is all nice and good giving all you got for a year or two - but what after you are burned out after 2 or 3 years? What about the next 10 or more years until they are grown? What about those kids that will be with you forever because they will never reach the point of independant living? If you don't learn how to preserve your reserves and resources, then how will you parent in the long run when it all gets away from you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MuM_of_OCD_kiddo, post: 456680, member: 12241"] TeDo - I was not so much responding to the Op herself, rather to a statement further up. And no - I don't have anything major going on right now with my own son - which I am entirely grateful for, LOL. Been there, done that, have a bunch of t-shirts folded and packed awy and hope not to wear them again. [One can hope right???] While I generally zip up when it comes to difficult children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Aspergers, as I don't have any true hands-on experience with it, I do have several friends and associates with children suffering from one or the other as well as other DXs - and I am just interested in seeing the different parenting coping styles to produce such different results. And yes - all children are different and no two are alike etc etc - I'm aware of that and that is not what I was referring to. I was just making the remark because I have seen parents that have set themselves certain boundaries and self preservation guidelines, having calmer and easier to deal with children, and they tend to succeed better in the long haul as well [and that goes for parents of easy child families as well]. And quite frankly - with most difficult children of any severity, you are in for the long haul and need to preserve yourself and your energy reserves and sanity as well. That is all I was saying in the previous post. It is all nice and good giving all you got for a year or two - but what after you are burned out after 2 or 3 years? What about the next 10 or more years until they are grown? What about those kids that will be with you forever because they will never reach the point of independant living? If you don't learn how to preserve your reserves and resources, then how will you parent in the long run when it all gets away from you? [/QUOTE]
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