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<blockquote data-quote="maril" data-source="post: 243764" data-attributes="member: 5937"><p>bran: I'm dreaming, too! It sure is a beautiful place.</p><p> </p><p>smallworld: I understand the points you have made and appreciate them. As you stated, "If your difficult child has a disorder that has not been identified and treated and meltdowns are occurring all the time, consequences frequently don't work. In this case, you are better off using the Collaborative Problem Solving techniques outlined in The Explosive Child by Ross Greene." </p><p> </p><p>I agree, and it is evident that my son needs to be stabilized. Also, I have heard the book you suggested mentioned here before and will check for it when I go to the library. Thanks!</p><p> </p><p>by the way - Of course, as you say, taking away the cell phone would not be a logical consequence to missing the bus. However, I would like to note that we have restricted his cell phone use since January (actually took his away in January and periodically let him use mine/doesn't have a cell phone 24/7), due to abuse of that privilege (using the phone to threaten people, using it in school after being told to put it away, etc.), and so, the restriction continued into February. In addition, since he refused to return my cell phone this morning (he had been doing pretty good with restrictions in place until today), once I did get my cell phone from him, I chose to stop his access to our cell phones altogether (we pay the bill, so he has no say).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maril, post: 243764, member: 5937"] bran: I'm dreaming, too! It sure is a beautiful place. smallworld: I understand the points you have made and appreciate them. As you stated, "If your difficult child has a disorder that has not been identified and treated and meltdowns are occurring all the time, consequences frequently don't work. In this case, you are better off using the Collaborative Problem Solving techniques outlined in The Explosive Child by Ross Greene." I agree, and it is evident that my son needs to be stabilized. Also, I have heard the book you suggested mentioned here before and will check for it when I go to the library. Thanks! by the way - Of course, as you say, taking away the cell phone would not be a logical consequence to missing the bus. However, I would like to note that we have restricted his cell phone use since January (actually took his away in January and periodically let him use mine/doesn't have a cell phone 24/7), due to abuse of that privilege (using the phone to threaten people, using it in school after being told to put it away, etc.), and so, the restriction continued into February. In addition, since he refused to return my cell phone this morning (he had been doing pretty good with restrictions in place until today), once I did get my cell phone from him, I chose to stop his access to our cell phones altogether (we pay the bill, so he has no say). [/QUOTE]
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