my daughter, 5 years old has been diag. w/ ODD. if the criteria had been around when i was a child i would have had the same thing. I know she APPEARS to heve a prob with athourity, but she dosn't. I KNOW THAT, because i never did either, even though i got introuble for it. i am afriad for her. there are certian concepts i can't get through to her. i ask her why did you do that? she says because. i say because why. she says that's because i allready told you why. i say no you didn't tell me why now please tell me why. she thinks "that's because" is why. this coul go on FOREVER! she's not arguing with me, but it brings the same frustrations as a child who is arguing, if she wasn't mine i would think she was. she always says " sarah dosn't want to be bad sarah wants to be good" I know she is, but she dosn't know that i know she is and it always ends with her in tears. i tell her, but she can't hear me through her pain. how do you explain the concept
so abstract, and so basic as why?
2006-06-17
12:37:13
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