I have finally taken my 8 year old daughter to a counseling center to begin treatment for Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). She always been a tempramental child, stubborn, crying kicking yelling because she doesn't get what she wants. It has escalated in the last year or so to telling me no!, hitting, kicking and breaking stuff. So, I concluded 8 years old is much too old for this behaviour, and if I wait much longer, I won't be able to get her under control.
She was officially diagnosed this week. We have barely started treatment, so I don't have a lot of advice to go on from her counselor. Tonight we just had a terrible time, because she wanted some extra markers (that I am saving for when she needs them at school), and I would not let her have them. Kicking screaming, refusing to go to her room, being physically carried four times to her room...and nasty sassy mouth.
Any experience with this type of behaviour? What has worked for you? How do you handle the tantrums?
2006-08-31
21:35:26
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