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What do you do when difficult child is pushing your buttons?
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<blockquote data-quote="Christy" data-source="post: 148344" data-attributes="member: 225"><p>Sorry for your situation. It is so hard, I know. I have found myself on the verge of a nervous breakdown on more than one occasion and of course, my being over stressed has caused me to be short tempered with difficult child and makes a meltdown worse. </p><p></p><p>Admit to yourself and to husband and anyone else that you can't do it all. My husband will do anything I ask him to do but usually I have to ask. Men are not always so perceptive. Is husband home and available to share the burden of homework? I agree with what others have said about modifying homework. There should be a limit to how much time you spend on it. Is it possible that the tutor could work with difficult child on the HW?</p><p></p><p>I know you mentioned that you recently found a new job and I certainly understand that two working parents is often a necessity. husband and I both worked for many years and thought that we needed both incomes. After finally deciding that school was a disaster and if difficult child was going to learn academics, I would have to home school him. We made the financial sacrafices necessary to quit my job and teach difficult child at home. This was done primarily for difficult child's benefit but it has been wonderful for me. I love not having the burden of a job, not worrying about taking off work to take difficult child to the various doctors and thearapists, letting the grocery shopping go until tomorrow if it has been a tough day, it has done wonders for my sanity. I know that this is not always an option but raising a difficult child is a full time job so if it is at all poossible, consider it.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you. I hope things look up soon. </p><p>Christyt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christy, post: 148344, member: 225"] Sorry for your situation. It is so hard, I know. I have found myself on the verge of a nervous breakdown on more than one occasion and of course, my being over stressed has caused me to be short tempered with difficult child and makes a meltdown worse. Admit to yourself and to husband and anyone else that you can't do it all. My husband will do anything I ask him to do but usually I have to ask. Men are not always so perceptive. Is husband home and available to share the burden of homework? I agree with what others have said about modifying homework. There should be a limit to how much time you spend on it. Is it possible that the tutor could work with difficult child on the HW? I know you mentioned that you recently found a new job and I certainly understand that two working parents is often a necessity. husband and I both worked for many years and thought that we needed both incomes. After finally deciding that school was a disaster and if difficult child was going to learn academics, I would have to home school him. We made the financial sacrafices necessary to quit my job and teach difficult child at home. This was done primarily for difficult child's benefit but it has been wonderful for me. I love not having the burden of a job, not worrying about taking off work to take difficult child to the various doctors and thearapists, letting the grocery shopping go until tomorrow if it has been a tough day, it has done wonders for my sanity. I know that this is not always an option but raising a difficult child is a full time job so if it is at all poossible, consider it. Good luck to you. I hope things look up soon. Christyt [/QUOTE]
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