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One of us is nuts, is it him or me (or both).
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<blockquote data-quote="SunnyFlorida" data-source="post: 13016" data-attributes="member: 696"><p>Have you been able to tell the psychiatric about the rants, the requests, etc? </p><p></p><p>What type of improvement does the psychiatric think will occur with the depakote?</p><p></p><p>I too think your difficult child is teetering on adulthood and childhood. Your difficult child is also in a situation that is uncomfortable as he cannot move to another level until he shows consistent behavior for a period of time. It's fun being a kid and sometimes they just don't get that rules are a part of life. They think they are the center of the universe....like a 2yr old.</p><p></p><p>I like the idea of once a week phone calls. You'll still be doing the twice a month visit also. </p><p></p><p>What would happen if you didn't do as difficult child asked? ie what would happen if you didn't accomodate his every little request? I ask that because do you thing difficult child is manipulating you? (because he can, and has) and he cannot manipulate the home? If you give him what he wants every time he calls, how is he becoming or trying to be independent?</p><p></p><p>Could you structure his calls to you by saying the first thing you want is for him to ask about the family, the second thing is for him to say what he is working on or accomplished, and then the third thing is what is causing him problems, or what he is finding difficulty with.</p><p></p><p>I know I've never had a kiddo at Residential Treatment Center (RTC), so please excuse my questions. I sure do realize how difficult this is for you and am so glad that you are here...and are posting!</p><p></p><p>I guess I'm just an outside person looking in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SunnyFlorida, post: 13016, member: 696"] Have you been able to tell the psychiatric about the rants, the requests, etc? What type of improvement does the psychiatric think will occur with the depakote? I too think your difficult child is teetering on adulthood and childhood. Your difficult child is also in a situation that is uncomfortable as he cannot move to another level until he shows consistent behavior for a period of time. It's fun being a kid and sometimes they just don't get that rules are a part of life. They think they are the center of the universe....like a 2yr old. I like the idea of once a week phone calls. You'll still be doing the twice a month visit also. What would happen if you didn't do as difficult child asked? ie what would happen if you didn't accomodate his every little request? I ask that because do you thing difficult child is manipulating you? (because he can, and has) and he cannot manipulate the home? If you give him what he wants every time he calls, how is he becoming or trying to be independent? Could you structure his calls to you by saying the first thing you want is for him to ask about the family, the second thing is for him to say what he is working on or accomplished, and then the third thing is what is causing him problems, or what he is finding difficulty with. I know I've never had a kiddo at Residential Treatment Center (RTC), so please excuse my questions. I sure do realize how difficult this is for you and am so glad that you are here...and are posting! I guess I'm just an outside person looking in. [/QUOTE]
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