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<blockquote data-quote="Erlitut" data-source="post: 640082" data-attributes="member: 18558"><p>My son is my biological son. He has been "strong willed" since birth. There are no issues of any significance in our family -- no trauma, etc. My husband & I are happily married, with all needs met. There is some family history of alcoholism, but nothing else of note in our family histories. difficult child is very quick to lose his temper when he does not get his way, with epic tantrums that have nearly broken his bedroom door down (nothing else broken, so far, thank goodness, but there have been times when I feared he might huck a toy through his window). He is a "control freak" and likes things to be on his terms. He had trouble in school initially (1st grade), but did fine in his private K, so halfway through 1st grade we moved him to a private school which has a MUCH smaller class size and much more challenging academic options, and he is doing very well there (not exactly a easy child at school, but generally "normal" behavior). So, a lot like that article in the forum FAQ area.</p><p></p><p>Having read through a lot of this forum I'm feeling a bit shy to be posting since our problems are clearly not as severe. But it's still a challenge and can make life in our house unpleasant (lots of "dammit, we should never have had kids!" comments, trying to avoid being mad at each other since it's no one's fault, etc.), and I have a sense of needing to take it seriously before puberty hits.</p><p></p><p>He has a "easy child" sister (I'm getting used to these abbreviations -- she is far from perfect but seems to be pretty normal) who is 6.</p><p></p><p>I've reached out to the neuropsychologist I found online and will see what he says. Depending on what he says I may also reach out to our pediatrician, who I really like and have told about our problems, but again, I think it may be that our problems are not "severe" enough for him to have recommended treatment. But I'm following my gut: I'm sure we'll all survive if we do nothing, but we could be much happier if we could find a way to teach him some better ways to cope with his anger and not getting his way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Erlitut, post: 640082, member: 18558"] My son is my biological son. He has been "strong willed" since birth. There are no issues of any significance in our family -- no trauma, etc. My husband & I are happily married, with all needs met. There is some family history of alcoholism, but nothing else of note in our family histories. difficult child is very quick to lose his temper when he does not get his way, with epic tantrums that have nearly broken his bedroom door down (nothing else broken, so far, thank goodness, but there have been times when I feared he might huck a toy through his window). He is a "control freak" and likes things to be on his terms. He had trouble in school initially (1st grade), but did fine in his private K, so halfway through 1st grade we moved him to a private school which has a MUCH smaller class size and much more challenging academic options, and he is doing very well there (not exactly a easy child at school, but generally "normal" behavior). So, a lot like that article in the forum FAQ area. Having read through a lot of this forum I'm feeling a bit shy to be posting since our problems are clearly not as severe. But it's still a challenge and can make life in our house unpleasant (lots of "dammit, we should never have had kids!" comments, trying to avoid being mad at each other since it's no one's fault, etc.), and I have a sense of needing to take it seriously before puberty hits. He has a "easy child" sister (I'm getting used to these abbreviations -- she is far from perfect but seems to be pretty normal) who is 6. I've reached out to the neuropsychologist I found online and will see what he says. Depending on what he says I may also reach out to our pediatrician, who I really like and have told about our problems, but again, I think it may be that our problems are not "severe" enough for him to have recommended treatment. But I'm following my gut: I'm sure we'll all survive if we do nothing, but we could be much happier if we could find a way to teach him some better ways to cope with his anger and not getting his way. [/QUOTE]
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