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Originally posted by Amethyst
Have you looked into love and logic? At my daughters school they had a parenting classes and it was how to parent using love and logic. Some of the stuff I didn't agree with and some of it made perfect sense. They have a website loveandlogic.com.
If you have any questions just pm me. It's worth a try.
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Jim Faye and Foster Cline (of Love and Logic) have an excellent series on dealing with ADHD kids. I raised one myself. He was a challenge -- but I made it through it -- yea! Basically we let natural and logical consequences take their corse. At one point, he was threatening me and little sister -- so he and dad had to move out. They lived in an apt. with no phone, tv or other electronics and slept on the floor. That taught him a lot! Once he tore the entire closet organizer we had just put in, out. He had to buy the supplies to fix it and had to help replace it. He had a paper route, which helped financially, used a lot of his energy and led to him working at "regular" jobs when he was just 16. Having his own money helped a lot.
Also, you may want to revisit what meds. your son is on, if any. There are a lot of options out there. If one is not working, try another. And don't let a doctor "bully" you into anything that isn't comfortable with you.