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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 168868" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Good Morning - I am not as knowledgeable about the medical world as others are but I wanted to touch on the headaches.</p><p> </p><p>I would suggest having a pediatrician neurologist check these out. We are working with a pediatrician neurologist to differentiate between migranes and seizures. My difficult child was prescribed Gaterade and Vitamin B-2 to prevent migranes. We have found that when he gets dehydrated, he gets headaches. He will dehydrate before he feels thirsty so he needs to drink gaterade and water often (was allowed to carry throughout the school day). For my difficult child, we are pretty certain he has a migrane variant. He is coming off a seizure controlling medication and has not had any migranes/auras so I am feeling better that they are migranes and not seizures. We will still keep watching this though.</p><p> </p><p>I just read the book, "The Manipulative Child". My kids have a lot of the behaviours you have listed regarding not obeying. I learned that with some children, the less explanation you give the better. During the moment, focus of the issue at hand, don't explain why you want her to pick up her clothes, just repeat that she needs to do so. These kids (mine included) will use explanations as ammunition to change the subject. For example, "clean up your room so it will look nice". Our kids will reply, "But no one is coming over so it doesn't need to look nice." Explanations are important so you can give it after the action is done. Once they get you to change the subject, they have gotten your attention away from what you really wanted. So, with my kids, I have started to pay attention to how they "argue". I am working on keeping a calm voice and everytime they bring up a different subject (and they are experts at diversion), I will calmly but firmly repeat what I want, "You will clean up your room now!" "But mom, I want to watch Sponge Bob 1st." "You will clean up your room now!" "I am really hungry, can't I wait until after lunch?" "You will clean up your room now!"</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Others will give more info on the medical side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 168868, member: 5096"] Good Morning - I am not as knowledgeable about the medical world as others are but I wanted to touch on the headaches. I would suggest having a pediatrician neurologist check these out. We are working with a pediatrician neurologist to differentiate between migranes and seizures. My difficult child was prescribed Gaterade and Vitamin B-2 to prevent migranes. We have found that when he gets dehydrated, he gets headaches. He will dehydrate before he feels thirsty so he needs to drink gaterade and water often (was allowed to carry throughout the school day). For my difficult child, we are pretty certain he has a migrane variant. He is coming off a seizure controlling medication and has not had any migranes/auras so I am feeling better that they are migranes and not seizures. We will still keep watching this though. I just read the book, "The Manipulative Child". My kids have a lot of the behaviours you have listed regarding not obeying. I learned that with some children, the less explanation you give the better. During the moment, focus of the issue at hand, don't explain why you want her to pick up her clothes, just repeat that she needs to do so. These kids (mine included) will use explanations as ammunition to change the subject. For example, "clean up your room so it will look nice". Our kids will reply, "But no one is coming over so it doesn't need to look nice." Explanations are important so you can give it after the action is done. Once they get you to change the subject, they have gotten your attention away from what you really wanted. So, with my kids, I have started to pay attention to how they "argue". I am working on keeping a calm voice and everytime they bring up a different subject (and they are experts at diversion), I will calmly but firmly repeat what I want, "You will clean up your room now!" "But mom, I want to watch Sponge Bob 1st." "You will clean up your room now!" "I am really hungry, can't I wait until after lunch?" "You will clean up your room now!" Others will give more info on the medical side. [/QUOTE]
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