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Oh my, what a night! Long, sorry so much stress
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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 36246" data-attributes="member: 393"><p>I wonder how much of this could be PTSD rearing it's ugly head? It sounds so very familiar - kt & wm both have similar type behaviors & such. Most of the time it's anxiety related.</p><p></p><p>What sometimes works for kt here (foster mum does this for wm) is during the meltdown/rage anxiety driven behaviors to just sit & rock, while talking quietly about this & that. Eventually the calm voice begins to sink in.</p><p></p><p>I've been doing some research & I spoke with a U of M therapist yesterday about complex PTSD. During a difficult children PTSD moment, their little frontal lobes completely shut down - it becomes a fight or flight type of thing.</p><p></p><p>Many times it looks like defiance, adhd, etc. It's truly a traumatized child looking for a way to cope.</p><p></p><p>Something to consider....if I'm off base just ignore it.</p><p></p><p>by the way, Parenting with Love & Logic tends to work better for our Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)/PTSD children. It tends to put the choices in our little wonders laps while explaining the consequence & making them responsible for the outcome of their choices.</p><p></p><p>Again, just something to consider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 36246, member: 393"] I wonder how much of this could be PTSD rearing it's ugly head? It sounds so very familiar - kt & wm both have similar type behaviors & such. Most of the time it's anxiety related. What sometimes works for kt here (foster mum does this for wm) is during the meltdown/rage anxiety driven behaviors to just sit & rock, while talking quietly about this & that. Eventually the calm voice begins to sink in. I've been doing some research & I spoke with a U of M therapist yesterday about complex PTSD. During a difficult children PTSD moment, their little frontal lobes completely shut down - it becomes a fight or flight type of thing. Many times it looks like defiance, adhd, etc. It's truly a traumatized child looking for a way to cope. Something to consider....if I'm off base just ignore it. by the way, Parenting with Love & Logic tends to work better for our Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)/PTSD children. It tends to put the choices in our little wonders laps while explaining the consequence & making them responsible for the outcome of their choices. Again, just something to consider. [/QUOTE]
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