Violence
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Dealing with Tantrums and Aggressive Behavior
Asked by S.G. from Cleveland
on August 9, 2006
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My 31 month old son gets completely out of control when he is angry. If something doesnt' go his way, particularly when he is tired, he loses it! The tantrums I can ...
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- Hi S., Hav you checked to see whether your son may have a food allergy? My second son acted out after he had high fructose orn syrup. I was giving him flintstone...
- Well, while I don't have any advice for you, I guess I can at least offer the comfort of feeling "normal." My 14 month old daughter has begun to throw tantrums too, t...
- Hi S......one small thing you may be able to do is to give him the words to describe what he is feeling since his only response currently is to lash out physically. I...
Help/info on "Normal" ADD Behavior
Asked by S. from Phoenix
on September 21, 2006
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My 10 year old son was recently 'diagnosed' with ADD. The diagnosis is hard for me since it is not a blood test that shows for certain this is what he has - but the p...
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- Hi-S.: I am in tears after reading your notation. I can easily say I am in tears, my son is in the 5th grade & his teacher recently said-she wants him to get tested fo...
- I have a son who has ADHD, and we experienced the same behavior on Adderall. In fact, we have changed medication 4 times, but we finally found one that doesn't cause m...
- HELLO I AM NEW TO THIS SITE AND YOURS WAS THE FIRST I CAME ACROSS. I HAVE A 9 YEAR OLD SON AND HE HAS ADD TOO. HE HAS A HARD TROUBLE KEEPING FOCUSED IN CLASS. I FELT A...
My Nefew Is Aggressive and Violent Towards My Son.
Asked by M.T. from Cincinnati
on July 6, 2010
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My son, is 5 years old. We live in Cincinnati, away from our family who live in Detroit. It is 4 hours away. I am the youngest of 6 childeren, my mother had me late in...
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- Listen.... that child has problems. And, in my opinion, for one thing, your 78 year old mother is in no condition to try to raise a child who needs this much help. A ...
- Your mom is to old to care for a child of this age and mental issues. With that said I agree with you. I would not let this child behave like this. Consequences are ne...
- I don't think you are blowing this out of proportion at all, and I agree with the others, you MUST keep your kids safe (even from family) until they can defend them s...
Behavior Problem with My 11 Year Old
Asked by C.L. from Washington DC
on January 8, 2007
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My eleven year old is out of control. She hits on her seven year old sister and she yells at me. Since the div about five years ago she has been out of control. It see...
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- She is crying out for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She has gone through alot of changes, and is prob going through alot more now, and will be going through many many more.She...
- Wow. It seems like you have a lot on your plate, what with parenting, working and school, you don't have time for much else. Which is what I suspect the problem might ...
- Sounds like your daughter is taking her frustration of the div out on her sister. Have you concidered talking to her school councler for assistance? I see that you hav...
3 Year Old Language & Violent
Asked by V.B. from Oklahoma City
on May 5, 2008
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I have a 3 year old who will be 4 at the end of this month. He is adopted and was abused physically and mentally until he was 2 years old. For about four months now ...
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- It's like withdrawl to drugs. You know that it's bad and wrong, but you still crave it anyway. He is trying to communicate. All he knows is what he got those first ...
- Wow you have your hands full! People like you (those who adopt abused children) are a blessing. This child will require years and years of therapy. He needs to start n...
- Maybe you need to take him out alone once a week so he will feel special and he will realize he is your special child so he may finally improve in time..
Anyone with Experience of Red Dye #40 Affecting Child's Behavior?
Asked by C.J. from Dallas
on June 24, 2009
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I have had escalating behavior issues with my 8 year old daughter, almost exclusively outside the home. She had a very difficult school year with many trips to the pri...
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- I don't have any personal experience with it, but a friend of mine said her son is very easily affected by the dyes in food. She follows something called the gold die...
- My sister had a problem with red dye when she was a kid. I don't remember the details, but whenever she would act up, my other sister and I would ask if she has a hot...
- Don't drug her up, just have her not eat red dye. She is old enough to know not to eat the red ones if you explain it to her.
Looking for Resources/help Dealing with Son's [Possibly ADHD] Behavior
Asked by S.S. from Minneapolis
on June 19, 2010
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Our son has been having some behavioral issues that seem to have escalated in the last several months. He's a good kid, and has always been super bright, empathetic, a...
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- There's a book called "Right brained children in a Left brained world- Unlocking the potential of your ADD child" by Jeffrey Freed & Laurie Parsons. You might be able ...
- This is totally my almost 9 year old! This is what you have to realize... all day every second he's trying to control talking/volume/making noise/figiting/following ...
- Yeah... mood swings are part and parcel with adhd... and they're overwhelming. When we're happy we're over the moon and nothing interfers with that (you know like comm...
Aggresive Behavior in 3 Year Old
Asked by A.V. from Chicago
on May 15, 2009
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Our 3 1/2 year old boy has always been on the aggresive side. Has never seemed to understand where the playing stops and the hurting begins. So, I've always tried to g...
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- ASounds like he ishaving a yeast proble, google it and start lowering sugar intake and up protein. everytime he eats make sure he has a protein with any carb . Start...
- Obviously he has no consequences that he cares about. 1,2,3 only works if it is followed by immediate consequences he cares about. Here are a few things to think...
- It seems like a time of a lot of changes and stress for you and your husband. I feel for you. Child behavior problems are the worst stress - it makes a parent feel rea...
8 Yr Old with a Behavior Problem
Asked by H.L. from Pueblo
on June 6, 2009
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my son is 8 yrs old and talks back constantly. he also can be very rude and disrespectful to adults and children both. my husband and i have tried everything we can ...
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- Get ahold of some Love & Logic books, and apply those techniques.
- Hi H.: I have read these responses and I have slapped my son once or twice and I do have chosen to stop that form of disciple, it only teaches more hitting. One of...
- I watched an episode of Nanny 911 the other day where an eight year old boy was doing the same thing. He was doing this to get his father to lose control and he thoug...
Need Advice on My Sons Behavior Problem
Asked by P.S. from Cleveland
on January 18, 2010
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My 2 1/2 yr old is way too aggressive..he likes to hit way too much..especially when he doesn't get his way..he doesn't hit me just his siblings and other kids..he scr...
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- This has been several years ago as my baby!! is 37 but when our kids would bite we would bite back no hard but to let him know how it hurt. When they would hit we wou...
- Have no idea what your conversations have been like but I'm wondering if talking about ALTERNATIVES to the behavior is a part of that. If not, it NEEDS to be....over ...
- Dear P., I know you probably think spanking is not the answer because he is hitting. He needs to be spanked and it needs to be done right after he does it so he kno...
