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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 467259" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Welcome.</p><p></p><p>Reading through your post I'm picking up on a lot of red flags for the possibility of something underlying her issues. Problem history in early childhood, food issues, anxiety, not responding to discipline, emotions all over the place, struggling with homework. I'd suggest that you start by doing some homework, and scheduling an visit to her pediatrician for a referal. The chances are pretty good they will refer you to a therapist or child pyschiatrist, but I'd suggest asking for something more thorough--developmental pediatrician or a pediatric neuropschologist plus an occupational therapist for the food issues , audiology for hearing, plus a speech evaluation for starters. These are the standard areas to start with in young children. </p><p></p><p>Is she very particular about the clothes she wears? Bothered by lights or sounds?</p><p></p><p>I'd recommend a book called "What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions" by Dr. Douglas Riley as a place to start researching. </p><p></p><p>In the mean time, I'd suggest backing down on the food issues and anything else non-critical to safety that cause power struggles. You will be much more capable of dealing with them once you find out a) if there's something going on and b) if so, have some direction on how to help her. I know you say you can't feed her peanut butter sandwiches all the time, but if it turns out she has some sensory processing problems going on what you're perceiving as "she won't" truly may be a case of "she can't". Find some reasonably healthy options that she likes (sandwiches, cereal, macaroni, pancakes, etc) and don't keep bunches of the junk stuff she likes around. What if the super highly rated school she's attending has a dud teacher, or a classroom structure that isn't favorable to the issues she has? What if her rage over schoolwork is because there's a learning disability and she truly is struggling? I'm not saying I know what's up with her, but there's enough going on I'd give her the benefit of the doubt and focus on essentials (safety, daily routine, etc.) for now.</p><p></p><p>T</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 467259, member: 701"] Welcome. Reading through your post I'm picking up on a lot of red flags for the possibility of something underlying her issues. Problem history in early childhood, food issues, anxiety, not responding to discipline, emotions all over the place, struggling with homework. I'd suggest that you start by doing some homework, and scheduling an visit to her pediatrician for a referal. The chances are pretty good they will refer you to a therapist or child pyschiatrist, but I'd suggest asking for something more thorough--developmental pediatrician or a pediatric neuropschologist plus an occupational therapist for the food issues , audiology for hearing, plus a speech evaluation for starters. These are the standard areas to start with in young children. Is she very particular about the clothes she wears? Bothered by lights or sounds? I'd recommend a book called "What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions" by Dr. Douglas Riley as a place to start researching. In the mean time, I'd suggest backing down on the food issues and anything else non-critical to safety that cause power struggles. You will be much more capable of dealing with them once you find out a) if there's something going on and b) if so, have some direction on how to help her. I know you say you can't feed her peanut butter sandwiches all the time, but if it turns out she has some sensory processing problems going on what you're perceiving as "she won't" truly may be a case of "she can't". Find some reasonably healthy options that she likes (sandwiches, cereal, macaroni, pancakes, etc) and don't keep bunches of the junk stuff she likes around. What if the super highly rated school she's attending has a dud teacher, or a classroom structure that isn't favorable to the issues she has? What if her rage over schoolwork is because there's a learning disability and she truly is struggling? I'm not saying I know what's up with her, but there's enough going on I'd give her the benefit of the doubt and focus on essentials (safety, daily routine, etc.) for now. T [/QUOTE]
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