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[quote=Anonymous]My 6 yo DS is somewhat similar in that it seems we end up yelling at him a lot to get him to behave (which doesn't work).  After concerns from his school, we have him working with a therapist 1x a week and he just recently got a full neuropsychological exam to test for things like ADHD.  During his evaluation, I was talking with the Dr. (phD) doing the testing and brought up my frustrations in parenting DS.  (I too feel like I'm failing.)  She said that it is not our fault but that we need to learn to parent differently when dealing with difficult (or special needs) children.  The parenting methods we know just aren't going to work all (or most) the time.  And, that its part of the job of a therapist, dr, etc..to help teach us parents some new strategies for effectively manage our children.

Well, she said it better than that and was very sympathetic.  And if its any consolation, nearly all the boys in DS's K class had some "issues" during the school year.  So, I think it might be a rough age for boys - where we are expecting more from them but they aren't quite yet mature enough to deliver.

I would suggest talking with the school counselor or your pediatrician and maybe they would refer to a therapist or some testing.  [/quote]

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