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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 224095" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi BlessingPoetry, welcome.</p><p> </p><p>Here's some hot cocoa.</p><p> </p><p>My son still wets his bed occasionally. He is allergic to wheat (gluten) and dairy. I can always tell when he has snuck it at school. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Have you tried an elimination diet with-your stepson?</p><p> </p><p>Also, 7 is not necessarily a giving age. My son is 12 and still doesn't "get it" when it comes to giving gifts. I would wonder if your son is truly unmotivated or if he doesn't "get it," that other people need to receive gifts. You can explain to him about give and take.</p><p> </p><p>by the way, when I explain things to my son, I take him aside and talk to him for less than 5 min. If it's longer, it's a lecture (and we've given plenty of those) and he will tune it out.</p><p>Instead of getting bona fide gifts for people, maybe he could just hand-make cards? And you could sit there with-him to help him (but not be too controlling ... my difficult child rankles at the mere thought that I'm helping him. I'm just "keeping him company." <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p><p> </p><p>Scouts was a dismal failure for us, too. It was too detail-oriented, and there was too much down-time. My difficult child needs whole body activity, like running across and flipping over the couch, LOL! </p><p> </p><p>You've gotten some great ideas here. I agree, you need a good diagnosis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 224095, member: 3419"] Hi BlessingPoetry, welcome. Here's some hot cocoa. My son still wets his bed occasionally. He is allergic to wheat (gluten) and dairy. I can always tell when he has snuck it at school. :) Have you tried an elimination diet with-your stepson? Also, 7 is not necessarily a giving age. My son is 12 and still doesn't "get it" when it comes to giving gifts. I would wonder if your son is truly unmotivated or if he doesn't "get it," that other people need to receive gifts. You can explain to him about give and take. by the way, when I explain things to my son, I take him aside and talk to him for less than 5 min. If it's longer, it's a lecture (and we've given plenty of those) and he will tune it out. Instead of getting bona fide gifts for people, maybe he could just hand-make cards? And you could sit there with-him to help him (but not be too controlling ... my difficult child rankles at the mere thought that I'm helping him. I'm just "keeping him company." :) ) Scouts was a dismal failure for us, too. It was too detail-oriented, and there was too much down-time. My difficult child needs whole body activity, like running across and flipping over the couch, LOL! You've gotten some great ideas here. I agree, you need a good diagnosis. [/QUOTE]
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