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<blockquote data-quote="neednewtechnique" data-source="post: 40699" data-attributes="member: 3527"><p>Welcome! It does sound like you are dealing with an awful lot right now. I can offer the same advice as others, but another thought comes to my mind when reading your post. Have you taken any relaxation time for yourself?! I have said it before, and I am sure that I will say it again in the future, but when being a parent, to easy child's or difficult child's, the best thing you can do for your children is to TAKE CARE of YOURSELF TOO!! This is especially true for parents of difficult child's as they are especially draining and frustrating. If you are run down, shaken up, and just plain EXHAUSTED, no matter how hard you try to be the perfect parent, those things will make you react to things in ways you don't want to. Try to be sure to take some time to DESTRESS and UNWIND. It will honestly make a WORLD of difference in the way you react to your children, which in turn will make a world of difference in the way they react to you....</p><p></p><p>I am terrified of the "teen years"...... our 12 yo difficult child is nearing that stage now, and thank goodness the other two are far behind her in age. However, the other two girls are only 2 years apart, and will be going through the teen years together. With one of them already exhibiting some difficult child-ness, I am worried that I will find myself in the same predicament you are in a few years when they approach that stage of life together. </p><p></p><p>Welcome again, and I hope that I will get to know you better through your posts... hang in there and make sure to take some time for yourself!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neednewtechnique, post: 40699, member: 3527"] Welcome! It does sound like you are dealing with an awful lot right now. I can offer the same advice as others, but another thought comes to my mind when reading your post. Have you taken any relaxation time for yourself?! I have said it before, and I am sure that I will say it again in the future, but when being a parent, to easy child's or difficult child's, the best thing you can do for your children is to TAKE CARE of YOURSELF TOO!! This is especially true for parents of difficult child's as they are especially draining and frustrating. If you are run down, shaken up, and just plain EXHAUSTED, no matter how hard you try to be the perfect parent, those things will make you react to things in ways you don't want to. Try to be sure to take some time to DESTRESS and UNWIND. It will honestly make a WORLD of difference in the way you react to your children, which in turn will make a world of difference in the way they react to you.... I am terrified of the "teen years"...... our 12 yo difficult child is nearing that stage now, and thank goodness the other two are far behind her in age. However, the other two girls are only 2 years apart, and will be going through the teen years together. With one of them already exhibiting some difficult child-ness, I am worried that I will find myself in the same predicament you are in a few years when they approach that stage of life together. Welcome again, and I hope that I will get to know you better through your posts... hang in there and make sure to take some time for yourself!!! [/QUOTE]
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