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<blockquote data-quote="dstc_99" data-source="post: 640602" data-attributes="member: 15473"><p>There isn't much you can do and that is why so many of us have given up the little fights. Setting limits on stuff doesn't work for them. It just causes anger. Plus she is going to fail so why set her up for failure. </p><p></p><p>in my humble opinion I would stop fighting those little fights. No one was going to die if she kept playing that electronic device. On the other hand I realize you have younger kids who might also want to play. This is when you tell difficult child she can either play with the sibling or she has to stop playing. </p><p></p><p>Reality here is that your difficult child isn't normal and probably won't be. You can't treat her like a typical teen because she isn't one. You can set boundaries on things that are dangerous and be firm about them. Setting up the rest of the rules will just be a waste UNLESS you can figure out a way to regiment her day and the rules to model the school. Ie: the rules there and at home are the same. She might have a chance to learn to follow them due to repetition. Keeping her on a routine/ familiar set of rules could really help. She is already living away from home and coming home may be overwhelming her. She may feel you all are expecting her to fit right in when she isn't able to adapt that quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dstc_99, post: 640602, member: 15473"] There isn't much you can do and that is why so many of us have given up the little fights. Setting limits on stuff doesn't work for them. It just causes anger. Plus she is going to fail so why set her up for failure. in my humble opinion I would stop fighting those little fights. No one was going to die if she kept playing that electronic device. On the other hand I realize you have younger kids who might also want to play. This is when you tell difficult child she can either play with the sibling or she has to stop playing. Reality here is that your difficult child isn't normal and probably won't be. You can't treat her like a typical teen because she isn't one. You can set boundaries on things that are dangerous and be firm about them. Setting up the rest of the rules will just be a waste UNLESS you can figure out a way to regiment her day and the rules to model the school. Ie: the rules there and at home are the same. She might have a chance to learn to follow them due to repetition. Keeping her on a routine/ familiar set of rules could really help. She is already living away from home and coming home may be overwhelming her. She may feel you all are expecting her to fit right in when she isn't able to adapt that quickly. [/QUOTE]
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