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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a child who got violent after he was too big for us to physically manage. You should know that the strength that a kid can have and the risk they can impose is not related to their size. Small kids can cause great harm.

The most important piece of advice I can give you is to develop a plan. How will you keep your family safe when you can no longer physically control your child. Yes, parenting classes, therapy, medication is all good and necessary. But the bottom line is whether you will be ready for the day that you, your spouse or another of your children are at risk. [/quote]

I’m so sorry but I’m another poster who has had the same and agree with this advice.  Figure out how to keep your other kids and yourself safe.   For us, that meant trying to avoid outbursts but then promptly leaving.  At first locking ourselves in other rooms then eventually leaving the house.  He would quickly calm down when home alone and never hurt himself or caused further damage to the house.

Eventually we would a family therapist to work with all of us. It took a long time to find someone who was a good fit.  I think a combination of that and his maturity helped the most.  The beginning puberty years were the worst.  He never had any behavior issues at school and it was all directed at family at home.

I would enroll him in as much structured physical exercise as you can since that helped my kid.  Lots of sports if you haven’t tried it.  And look for a different family therapist. [/quote]

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