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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 214165" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>To enhance what Ropefree said - working WITH your child works a lot better than constantly knocking heads together. Your child will value your efforts if he can see that you are trying to help and support him. Too often we try to be the disciplinarian at all costs and forget to look into WHY your child is behaving the way he is. Generally there is a reason and knowing this can make your job as a parent easier.</p><p></p><p>A book we recommend a lot here (there are a few) is "The explosive Child" by Ross Greene. There is some discussion on this book in Early Childhood, plus a lot of us talk about it in various threads, so read up through the files and pick and choose what feels possibly helpful.</p><p></p><p>As Ropefree said, we work as a collective; between us we have centuries (millennia?) of experience and your experiences also will be helpful to someone.</p><p></p><p>Communication is a good start. Finding what positively motivates him is also a good start. Finding what upsets him and helping him avoid it is taking you even further down the road to helping him.</p><p></p><p>Welcome. Sorry you need us, glad we're here.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 214165, member: 1991"] To enhance what Ropefree said - working WITH your child works a lot better than constantly knocking heads together. Your child will value your efforts if he can see that you are trying to help and support him. Too often we try to be the disciplinarian at all costs and forget to look into WHY your child is behaving the way he is. Generally there is a reason and knowing this can make your job as a parent easier. A book we recommend a lot here (there are a few) is "The explosive Child" by Ross Greene. There is some discussion on this book in Early Childhood, plus a lot of us talk about it in various threads, so read up through the files and pick and choose what feels possibly helpful. As Ropefree said, we work as a collective; between us we have centuries (millennia?) of experience and your experiences also will be helpful to someone. Communication is a good start. Finding what positively motivates him is also a good start. Finding what upsets him and helping him avoid it is taking you even further down the road to helping him. Welcome. Sorry you need us, glad we're here. Marg [/QUOTE]
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