Hi everyone, I just found this site, and I am really glad that I have.
My difficult child is 7, and we have been dealing with her being what we thought we just strubron and strong willed since preschool. Now she is showing signs of ODD- her Dr did just diagnosis with it a few weeks ago. We are doing behavior mod with her, and the more we crack down the more out of control she is getting. School is an absolute mess, with her spending more of her time out of the classroom then in the classroom. I will say that her support system at school has been really great about all this, and have worked with us to find a behavior plan that works. difficult child has a huge conflict with her teacher, and that's not helping at all. At home shes cursing, hitting, non stop fighting with her `15 year old sister, and just won't listen. We are doing 7 minutes of time out, and each time she finally get's calm enough to start her time, she gets out and is right back at it. And when her sister is home it is 100% worse, to the point where it's hard to have them both home at the same time. Today we decided that we are taking everything out of her room, other then her bed and making her earn her things back. her Dr today put her Clonidine.
Any thought's on that medicine?
Thanks
My difficult child is 7, and we have been dealing with her being what we thought we just strubron and strong willed since preschool. Now she is showing signs of ODD- her Dr did just diagnosis with it a few weeks ago. We are doing behavior mod with her, and the more we crack down the more out of control she is getting. School is an absolute mess, with her spending more of her time out of the classroom then in the classroom. I will say that her support system at school has been really great about all this, and have worked with us to find a behavior plan that works. difficult child has a huge conflict with her teacher, and that's not helping at all. At home shes cursing, hitting, non stop fighting with her `15 year old sister, and just won't listen. We are doing 7 minutes of time out, and each time she finally get's calm enough to start her time, she gets out and is right back at it. And when her sister is home it is 100% worse, to the point where it's hard to have them both home at the same time. Today we decided that we are taking everything out of her room, other then her bed and making her earn her things back. her Dr today put her Clonidine.
Any thought's on that medicine?
Thanks