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Trying to start difficult child on medications tonight for first time...
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<blockquote data-quote="Wiped Out" data-source="post: 300445" data-attributes="member: 1631"><p>Stella,</p><p>I know how hard it can be to get kids to take medications, so first off hugs. We have had to endure many battles, tantrums, violence over the years with difficult child and his medications. We needed difficult child to know that not taking the medications was not option. </p><p></p><p>Some of the time he still gets upset about taking his medications. It's not always fun, we simply tell him the tv will be off or whatever it is he is doing stops. Once in awhile he'll say he doesn't care and says he won't take it anyways. We insist it's not an option. Some times I have to tell him if he keeps refusing the consequence gets bigger. Then I start counting to three. This usually does the trick.</p><p></p><p>We have always let difficult child know a simple version of why he takes the medications. We tell him it is to help with his moods (which it is) and that with the medications he can better use his brain to hopefully make better choices. We don't get to detailed with my difficult child because he has difficulty understanding it at this point and gets upset if we try to talk with him about it.</p><p></p><p>Wishing you luck that this won't be as difficult as you are anticipating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wiped Out, post: 300445, member: 1631"] Stella, I know how hard it can be to get kids to take medications, so first off hugs. We have had to endure many battles, tantrums, violence over the years with difficult child and his medications. We needed difficult child to know that not taking the medications was not option. Some of the time he still gets upset about taking his medications. It's not always fun, we simply tell him the tv will be off or whatever it is he is doing stops. Once in awhile he'll say he doesn't care and says he won't take it anyways. We insist it's not an option. Some times I have to tell him if he keeps refusing the consequence gets bigger. Then I start counting to three. This usually does the trick. We have always let difficult child know a simple version of why he takes the medications. We tell him it is to help with his moods (which it is) and that with the medications he can better use his brain to hopefully make better choices. We don't get to detailed with my difficult child because he has difficulty understanding it at this point and gets upset if we try to talk with him about it. Wishing you luck that this won't be as difficult as you are anticipating. [/QUOTE]
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