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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I have a difficult kid. It's probably ADD/ODD, but not a severe case. The funny thing about my "difficult kid" was that his disposition was apparent from day one. As a baby, he was difficult to sooth or to get into a routine. Transitions were always hard for him.  He is impulsive. He isn't motivated by rewards or praise, and isn't interested in pleasing anyone. He marches to the beat of his own drummer, so to speak. There's no figuring him out. He has a hard time controlling his emotion. He's not adaptable. He doesn't listen to advice. [/b]

My older son was literally the easiest baby ever. DH and I used to joke that we could probably leave him alone in his crib all day and he would have been fine and happy. My other son was always upset about anything he found confining.  He was on the move at a very young age. Before he could walk, he was attempting to launch himself out of his crib. He had two broken bones before be was a four years old. He was born that way. [/quote]

This sounds a lot like my difficult child. At two when she was asked to sit on the carpet for story time, she'd make it a point to not sit on the carpet, but instead inches away from it. She's six now but does not care even the tiniest bit about doing things to please other people and even says, "if someone doesn't like me, I can't force them to like me. oh well."  Always questioning why.  If you ask her to do things, she not only pelts you with "why?" but does it in a defiant way.  Very self aware, but horribly difficult personality. [/quote]

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