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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 262186" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>With neighbours, forget the long explanations about the condition. They won't understand, even a clinical label gets treated with scepticism. There was a discussion on our morning TV show today on ADHD, someone wrote in and said that ADHD stands for "Adults Delivering Halfhearted Discipline". So even after seeing this explained with authority and with balance, people are srtiull as blind as they want to be. A neigbour who openly criticises your parenting (in front of the child too, I suspect, from your decription) is not interested in learning anything new, he's only interested in sharing his wisdom and convincing you that a swift smack is all that is missing in your child's life.</p><p></p><p>We've discussed this before on this site, and come up with a list of things to say at such times. Things like, "I'll go and pack for her now, thanks for offering to take her for a few days."</p><p>Or, "Yes, I used to think that way too, now I know much better than to offer such advice."</p><p></p><p>You need to learn to have faith in yourself as a parent. You are doing the best job you can under the circumstances.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 262186, member: 1991"] With neighbours, forget the long explanations about the condition. They won't understand, even a clinical label gets treated with scepticism. There was a discussion on our morning TV show today on ADHD, someone wrote in and said that ADHD stands for "Adults Delivering Halfhearted Discipline". So even after seeing this explained with authority and with balance, people are srtiull as blind as they want to be. A neigbour who openly criticises your parenting (in front of the child too, I suspect, from your decription) is not interested in learning anything new, he's only interested in sharing his wisdom and convincing you that a swift smack is all that is missing in your child's life. We've discussed this before on this site, and come up with a list of things to say at such times. Things like, "I'll go and pack for her now, thanks for offering to take her for a few days." Or, "Yes, I used to think that way too, now I know much better than to offer such advice." You need to learn to have faith in yourself as a parent. You are doing the best job you can under the circumstances. Marg [/QUOTE]
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