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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 31755" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I wish I could give you some great advice that would help you feel confident when your son gets home. None of us can really do</p><p>that because....each family is different and each difficult child has a personality of his/her own.</p><p></p><p>My only advice is don't make decisions fast, threats quickly or</p><p>anything that sets up confrontation UNTIL you and your husband and</p><p>your professional advisor are on the same page. Many of us have</p><p>yanked privileges, confiscated objects, etc. etc. and then realized later that we have too quickly backed our kid into a corner which prevented the reestablishment of unity. The goal</p><p>is to help your son move forward toward adulthood. He is at the</p><p>age where it is normal (yep, normal) to fight the rules in order</p><p>to "find" who he wants to be separate from his parents.</p><p></p><p>I have never had anyone tell me that they regretted taking time</p><p>to think through their parenting choices. I have heard many many</p><p>times comforted parents who thought it best not to give an inch..</p><p>and later found that there were miles between them and their kid.</p><p>Good luck. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 31755, member: 35"] I wish I could give you some great advice that would help you feel confident when your son gets home. None of us can really do that because....each family is different and each difficult child has a personality of his/her own. My only advice is don't make decisions fast, threats quickly or anything that sets up confrontation UNTIL you and your husband and your professional advisor are on the same page. Many of us have yanked privileges, confiscated objects, etc. etc. and then realized later that we have too quickly backed our kid into a corner which prevented the reestablishment of unity. The goal is to help your son move forward toward adulthood. He is at the age where it is normal (yep, normal) to fight the rules in order to "find" who he wants to be separate from his parents. I have never had anyone tell me that they regretted taking time to think through their parenting choices. I have heard many many times comforted parents who thought it best not to give an inch.. and later found that there were miles between them and their kid. Good luck. DDD [/QUOTE]
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