Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Marie I started getting coached from the Yale Conduct Clinic (in CT) over the phone. For children with behavioral issues. This program is one of the only evidence based programs to change beahviors in child that do not respond to normal parenting. They have a web page if you are interested. http://www.yale.edu/childconductclinic/ The problem I have with seeing a therapist is that many are not trained to deal with such an intense children. I have often been told to take away all her toys if she won't take a timeout. Well I haven't gotten away where with these very loosely defined and overly pusnishing methods. I think the idea is before he gets angry to try to get him to take a timeout and calm down. If he won't then the Yale PMT (Parent management training) is another way to go. It involes lots of postive reinforment for not getting angry. The point chart is managed parts of a day without a tantrum. OVer and over the child is reinforced for getting farther thru the day without angry or if he does taking a timeout. All the focus is on shaping with postive reinforcement mainly. But there are consequences if he won't take a timeout just not overly punishing ones. Short. The parent training is this: 1. List problem behavior and positive oppostite. 2. point chart and praise 3. Damaging effects of severe punishments (child hits, aggressive, tramatized) 4. Planned ignoring (when child is complaining) 5. shaping 6. low rate behavior stratgies 7. compromising Pam - In , Marie Ysais <marie.ysais@...> wrote: > > I have a quick question. My family needs help dealing with anger and tantrums. > > We need someone to help us maybe defuse them and my son needs help with > his anger. He is only five years old but I see anger in him that is > intense enough to scare me. > > > > I am not sure what type of help or therapy we might need. Any suggestions would be appreciated a great deal!!! > > > > thanks so much > > > > Marie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Hi, Is your son on any medications? And does he have a phsycologist or phsychiatrist? (spelling?) If he doesn't see anyone, then I would find one of each for him to talk to and perhaps get some meds. I hate to admit it, but meds can help. My son is 18 yrs. old and through his life he has been on different kinds of medicine. Some were for mood swings, and others for add and it had helped. But now he is only on meds for sleeping. He does have a meltdown once in awhile and his dr. just prescribed a slight anxiety med. only for these episodes. Lots of time (as in our sons case), it's a matter of maturing. Our son is a great person with a great personality. But at any given time throught the years he has needed some medicinal help. Good luck, hope this helps. Sharon From: Marie Ysais <marie.ysais@...>Subject: ( ) In need of some help Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 12:29 PM I have a quick question. My family needs help dealing with anger and tantrums.We need someone to help us maybe defuse them and my son needs help with his anger. He is only five years old but I see anger in him that is intense enough to scare me.I am not sure what type of help or therapy we might need. Any suggestions would be appreciated a great deal!!!thanks so muchMarie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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