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Failure to Thrive
Minor Vandalism. Yay.
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 684317" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Just my opinion here.</p><p> </p><p>Mine went through a stage of something similar. Later - long after it stopped - he had two reasons. Both of which kind of make sense. But remember - this kid was raised by both bio-parents - no early attachment issues, no abuse, no chaos.</p><p> </p><p>Reason 1: He liked the challenge. Keep him out? "Can't be done". Well... we did succeed a little bit, but yes, he definitely liked these kinds of challenges.</p><p> </p><p>Reason 2: When attachment became an issue later (yes, attachment issues can develop later, but it's not Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)), he was afraid that the stuff that was available and in the open would suddenly not be available. He didn't trust us to provide for him. Until we could get past this dis-attachment problem, the food stealing problem continued.</p><p> </p><p>I did use the food stealing problem to our advantage, though. I kept non-perishable stuff that was close to or just past due date, also under lock and key - but it was a lock fairly easy to bypass. He would eat whatever was in there. So I made sure there was peanut butter, canned fruit (and a can opener lol), corn chips... at least some food value, so it wasn't all sugar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 684317, member: 11791"] Just my opinion here. Mine went through a stage of something similar. Later - long after it stopped - he had two reasons. Both of which kind of make sense. But remember - this kid was raised by both bio-parents - no early attachment issues, no abuse, no chaos. Reason 1: He liked the challenge. Keep him out? "Can't be done". Well... we did succeed a little bit, but yes, he definitely liked these kinds of challenges. Reason 2: When attachment became an issue later (yes, attachment issues can develop later, but it's not Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)), he was afraid that the stuff that was available and in the open would suddenly not be available. He didn't trust us to provide for him. Until we could get past this dis-attachment problem, the food stealing problem continued. I did use the food stealing problem to our advantage, though. I kept non-perishable stuff that was close to or just past due date, also under lock and key - but it was a lock fairly easy to bypass. He would eat whatever was in there. So I made sure there was peanut butter, canned fruit (and a can opener lol), corn chips... at least some food value, so it wasn't all sugar. [/QUOTE]
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