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[quote=Anonymous]sounds like you have a rigid kid-- perhaps anxiety, or adhd, or asd, or just no limited practice having to be flexible, who knows-- and that rigidity probably elicited a different parenting response.  it's not your fault.  That said you can definitely teach and help reinforce flexibility- and practice small moments of it, and even make a game of it- let's go run through our clothes in the sprinkler(model it and do it too) and keep them on after, let's practice a fashion show where we change out outfits, let's try a new restaurant, new food, etc...

i'm a child psychologist and treat lots of rigid kids- i like to gamify it as much as possible.

agree with recommendation re space/lebowitz book, but this also is a good book (ignore the title, helpful even if your kid is not on the spectrum)https://www.amazon.com/Solving-Executive-Function-Challenges-Unstuck/dp/1598576038/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_2/131-9512920-4284607?pd_rd_w=exM48&content-id=amzn1.sym.116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_p=116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_r=9AN6YFNFXQ5F6HWWYV9M&pd_rd_wg=W0KQQ&pd_rd_r=161df4dd-2688-4428-b815-ea73f9e8b548&pd_rd_i=1598576038&psc=1[/quote]

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