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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 182912" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>I like the way he expressed how he feels when you raise your voice. </p><p>I wish I'd been able to tell my mom that. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p> </p><p>Being afraid to be alone on one level of the house ... that sounds like my difficult child. He outgrew it just last yr. Give it one more yr. Or two. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Unfortunately, mine exchanged the fear of being alone, for the need for secrecy to do things he wasn't supposed to be doing. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Be careful what you wish for. </p><p> </p><p>The weight ... Portion control is important. Not having junk food snacks around is important. I've been cooking up a storm because of my difficult child's dietary issues, and although I hate to cook, I hate yelling at him even more, so this way, I can have "Good" food just sitting around all the time. He'll wander through the kitchen and reach for something mindlessly, while I'm cheering "Woo hoo!" in my head.</p><p>Exercise is important. I don't know about your difficult child, but mine does not like doing things alone. I feel like we're attached at the ribs. He literally drags me around. So if I want him to exercise, I go outside and walk with-him, or take him ice skating, or find someone he can ride his bike with, or pay him to pick up pinecones and branches.</p><p> </p><p>Would your son react well to a small payment to go outside and do chores? Just a thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 182912, member: 3419"] I like the way he expressed how he feels when you raise your voice. I wish I'd been able to tell my mom that. :( Being afraid to be alone on one level of the house ... that sounds like my difficult child. He outgrew it just last yr. Give it one more yr. Or two. :) Unfortunately, mine exchanged the fear of being alone, for the need for secrecy to do things he wasn't supposed to be doing. :) Be careful what you wish for. The weight ... Portion control is important. Not having junk food snacks around is important. I've been cooking up a storm because of my difficult child's dietary issues, and although I hate to cook, I hate yelling at him even more, so this way, I can have "Good" food just sitting around all the time. He'll wander through the kitchen and reach for something mindlessly, while I'm cheering "Woo hoo!" in my head. Exercise is important. I don't know about your difficult child, but mine does not like doing things alone. I feel like we're attached at the ribs. He literally drags me around. So if I want him to exercise, I go outside and walk with-him, or take him ice skating, or find someone he can ride his bike with, or pay him to pick up pinecones and branches. Would your son react well to a small payment to go outside and do chores? Just a thought. [/QUOTE]
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