Reply to I can't stand my 10 year old. Love her but hate being her Mom.

Forum Index » Tweens and Teens

Reply to "I can't stand my 10 year old. Love her but hate being her Mom."

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Therapy and meds take time. If it has been like this for a long time, there is a lot of behavior to undue. It would be good for you to see a therapist separately to understand how anxiety drives her behavior and how to respond to it in a way that gives her support, but also sets limits. It's very hard.[/quote]

This. OP, please, get yourself counseling or therapy to help you figure out specific actions and words to use with your daughter. You don't have to navigate this alone, nor should you do so. This isn't something about which you should improvise or go by strangers' advice about discipline etc. on an Internet forum--get an experienced professional so you have a place where you can express your frustrations and also get concrete ideas for helping your child.

And PP is right that your DD's therapy and meds will take time; you may need to put off going back to work until those tools have had time to have an effect. It may take many months, OP, and your DD's progress with her issues may partly depend on how you handle yourself during what could be a frustratingly long time for you. All the more reason for you to get objective, outside, third party advice on how to interact with her so she doesn't become even more anxious. This situation sounds so tough for your whole family. I hope your DD's treatment goes well and that you can get to work sooner rather than later.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics