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10 going on 18
My son is 10 and has ADD. What makes thing worse is that he has a mom (me) who also has ADD. We found that Ritilen made him too emotional and he had many mood swings, so he has been taking Concertal 36mg for about a year now. He is doing much better.
I try so hard to keep the household peaceful and happy. If I can send him to school happy, I have won half the battle. The problem I have is my husband is a military man who enforces dicipline which does not help when you have a ADD child with an attitude.
My son does not see the point of going to school and learning when he could rather just stay at home and play.
I agree with one of the other comments above that when he speaks with me in a disrespectful way, I send him to his room and tell him to sort his attitude out and come back when his behaviour is more acceptable. This usually works.
We also use the "actions have concequences" approach. We praise and reward good behaviour and take away privilages for bad. Even though I feel so hurt when he calls me a bad mother, I try and understand that the smallest task or request of him seems like a mountain to him.
Just think what would happen if God had given your child to someone else who did not have the patience and the love you do. Just the fact that we are on this site trying to get advice and reach out, makes us pretty good moms I think. It might take them a few years to realise it, but I promise they will.
Hang in there
Anthea
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