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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 369038" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Oh April - you've found the right place. There are a lot of people here who've gone through what you're going through right now. </p><p> </p><p>I would suggest you pick up the book by Ross Greene called "The Explosive Child". There's a link off the site to order it. There's also a thread that helps you adapt it to smaller kids.</p><p> </p><p>You cousin's daughter has truly been through a lot. Unfortunately, she's seen so much that she's probably set up her defenses. Abuse cuts deep (verbal, emotional and physical) and it doesn't take a lot of exposure to make it stick. I didn't catch it fast enough with difficult child 1 and we've really been through the mill!</p><p> </p><p>You might want to check and see if there are behavioral therapists available for such a little one. She'll really need some testing to see if there are developmental issues at all. </p><p> </p><p>You really are fantastic people for stepping up for this little one. It's so important for them to be able to trust someone out in the big ol' world! </p><p> </p><p>Has anyone checked to see if the mom was drinking or doing drugs while she was pregnant? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome as well as drug exposure opens up a host of issues that may be worked with if caught very early. It would really help her if you're able to get a hand on her medical records.</p><p> </p><p>Again, Welcome to the crowd. It's a great group of people who've (collectively) seen it all. After a while, I found that they understood me as well as my 3 difficult child's better than my family and friends. I guess that's why many call the people here their "cyber families"!</p><p> </p><p>Beth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 369038, member: 3814"] Oh April - you've found the right place. There are a lot of people here who've gone through what you're going through right now. I would suggest you pick up the book by Ross Greene called "The Explosive Child". There's a link off the site to order it. There's also a thread that helps you adapt it to smaller kids. You cousin's daughter has truly been through a lot. Unfortunately, she's seen so much that she's probably set up her defenses. Abuse cuts deep (verbal, emotional and physical) and it doesn't take a lot of exposure to make it stick. I didn't catch it fast enough with difficult child 1 and we've really been through the mill! You might want to check and see if there are behavioral therapists available for such a little one. She'll really need some testing to see if there are developmental issues at all. You really are fantastic people for stepping up for this little one. It's so important for them to be able to trust someone out in the big ol' world! Has anyone checked to see if the mom was drinking or doing drugs while she was pregnant? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome as well as drug exposure opens up a host of issues that may be worked with if caught very early. It would really help her if you're able to get a hand on her medical records. Again, Welcome to the crowd. It's a great group of people who've (collectively) seen it all. After a while, I found that they understood me as well as my 3 difficult child's better than my family and friends. I guess that's why many call the people here their "cyber families"! Beth [/QUOTE]
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