Hi,
Does he say he gets teased a lot as school for being a geek? Our son was and he'd become aggressive and angry at home. I'm glad to hear he's going to a new school for gifted kids. I'm eager to hear how this will change things. Our son, also, could argue like a lawyer and nothing we took away had any affect. He was very manipulative. He refused to see a dentist for years. Couldn't get him in the car. If he went, he threw a fit in the chair because he once threw up from the flouride treatment. He's 27 now, a wonderful adult, and says he wishes he went to the dentist because then he would've gotten his flute back. (We had just gotten him one and told him if he went to the dentist, he'd start lessons.) So, the will of g.kids can be rock-hard and stubborn. We'd spent money for his braces when he was twelve yet he didn't brush properly and didn't do the follow up retainer once they were off. He now regrets it as his teeth reverted (a bit) on the bottom. Perhaps a beh. mod book would've helped us back then. Taking things away, luring with new things, reasoning, never helped us. I say these things, also, to encourage you. These types grow up to be phenomenal, caring adults that will surprise us.
Last edited by san54; 01/11/09 07:30 AM.
