Hi Breakaway4,
My DD4 is at her worst when she doesn't get her way. She is learning to respond with less intensity in those situation, but I hold my breath for a moment when she is up against something that isn't her way. She is just more animated, more easily wound up, and quite outgoing, but when the flip side is revealed, oh boy is she louder and more intense than other kids we know. So far, no one thinks it looks like ADHD so I am just trying to find ways to help her learn to contain. I am using the Nurtured Heart approach and the Kagen Method both which use positive reinforcement to try to help them build the opposite behavior of the one that is causing problems. So, if the child is very impatient, every time they show even a sliver of patience, the parent tells them they are being patience and has specific praise. For instance, I am trying to help her realize she is using self control at times and the more we praise the tiny steps of self control, the more we hope to see it
increase.
Is there anything the therapist recommends?
