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<blockquote data-quote="miche" data-source="post: 22458" data-attributes="member: 3488"><p>I took difficult child to the pediatrician today. She's had 2 really good days, both at school and at home (one outburst at home). We spoke for about 30 minutes, and he is pretty convinced that her behavior is due to stress. Stress of the baby, stress of school, negative school environment, expectations put upon her that are too high, both from school and home. He thinks that because she is so articulate everyone is forgetting that she is only 3 and treating her and talking to her and expecting her to act as if she was much older. As for the issues at school, he thinks it is because she hasn't found her place there yet, and needs more adjustment time. He asked me to give her two more weeks, and if things don't improve with patience and time (and the new school)then he will give me a referral for the next step.</p><p></p><p>For right now, I'm going to give it more patience and time. He did say that when she has her "outbursts" that I should simply tell her that she needs to cool down and then to pretty much ignore her until she does. Not try to talk to her or anything until the tantrum is over. Do you guys agree with this? I did order The Explosive Child and am reading another book as well. Being a mother is so hard....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="miche, post: 22458, member: 3488"] I took difficult child to the pediatrician today. She's had 2 really good days, both at school and at home (one outburst at home). We spoke for about 30 minutes, and he is pretty convinced that her behavior is due to stress. Stress of the baby, stress of school, negative school environment, expectations put upon her that are too high, both from school and home. He thinks that because she is so articulate everyone is forgetting that she is only 3 and treating her and talking to her and expecting her to act as if she was much older. As for the issues at school, he thinks it is because she hasn't found her place there yet, and needs more adjustment time. He asked me to give her two more weeks, and if things don't improve with patience and time (and the new school)then he will give me a referral for the next step. For right now, I'm going to give it more patience and time. He did say that when she has her "outbursts" that I should simply tell her that she needs to cool down and then to pretty much ignore her until she does. Not try to talk to her or anything until the tantrum is over. Do you guys agree with this? I did order The Explosive Child and am reading another book as well. Being a mother is so hard.... [/QUOTE]
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