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[quote=Anonymous]My child was like this. She’s extremely strong willed. I found that the more I asked, the more pressure that was put on her to complete testing, etc. the more she resisted. It was so stressful.

This sounds counterintuitive, but I’d recommend taking some time with your child to have a calm chat. What worked for me with my daughter was to say, “I have something that’s important to talk to you about, let’s do it over ice cream or with a new toy I bought you (have the toy or ice cream ready at home before asking, so when your child says yes you can give them some immediate gratification - important for a 7 year old). Would you like to chat now or later?”

During the chat calmly talk about how they are loved and how you want to help them grow into an awesome person. Tell them one thing that can help them with that is by seeing a doctor and having an evaluation. Once the evaluation is complete, you will get them a special reward. What reward do they think would be an awesome gift? Obviously if your child says a new car or the moon, not that but maybe legos or slime, remote Dino toy, whatever works.

When I brought my daughter back to the center, she resisted again but I calmly reminded her that it would be a great experience and that she would have an amazing reward waiting for her at home afterward. After a hug and some reassurance, she completed the testing. Sorry for the long response, but I’m hoping it might help with you and your child! And btw my daughter is thriving now. The less pressure I put on her, the better she performs.[/quote]

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