Posts by swd12422

IDK if I'm allowed to mention other online forums here, but I would check in forums.adoption.com. You might get more answers from folks who have BTDT over there.   My heart breaks for you. I cannot imagine how that must...

I wish I had advice for you, but I only have sympathy. My son was always the one affected by others' disruptive behavior and didn't seem to enjoy the activities he was in much. Then something happened, and suddenly he is the one...

It doesn't matter whether he's really a pedophile (well, it does, but not in terms of whether you should change doctors). He makes you and your daughter uncomfortable. I'd switch to a different doctor in the practice or switch...

OMG THANK YOU. I agree with everything you said, except the part where I'm enabling him! Most people seem to think I'm too hard on him and should just accept that kids do these things. Especially boys.   I have been talking to...

LOL! I felt so abandoned.... ;)   But yes, my happy baby is back (for the most part), so there IS a light at the end of the tunnel. He has had different phases where he'll be fine with everyone except me (my first son was like...

My apologies. It's really hard for me to concentrate on typing and choosing the right words with the constant interruptions I have going on here. I didn't mean to imply that it was all my doing. The teacher and I talked about it, she...

We started with a chart -- one sticker for each part of the day (centers, rug time, outside time, lunch, etc). He was getting a sticker for every part of the day, every day, so the teacher chose to switch to one for the day. That was...

Linda, I thought I did respond to your question, if I didn't, I apologize. There is so much helpful info in these replies that it's hard to keep things straight! But the answer is no, not yet. I am waiting for a call back from a...

Thanks, Lauren. I have been constantly thinking about how this all started with how to approach his nighttime issues and how that affects attachment and bonding, but the whole thing has snowballed. I did post a few things in other more...

I have been trying to be more"present" with the kids, and when I see something coming, I talk to DS and coach him, but he doesn't hear me much of the time. Same with after the fact, when everyone is more calm and no longer in the...