Thank you master of none. I have been thinking about what you said. My DS is not much of a talker (delay), but lately he has been so down on himself. He said tonight that he is "not nice" and he is scared. We don't use the word "bad," but he is told that the things he does sometimes (i.e. hitting in frustration)is "not nice, and it hurts." He learned hitting from the unruly boys. We don't hit. Our family is all about bringing each other up. Thank you so much for your words. We need to really start building him back up. We praise him all of the time, and tell him how proud we are of him for no reason at all, and he gets constant hugs and kisses. But obviously we need to do more for him. So thank you.

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Mom to DS6