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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Listen, there is some decent advice in here. But if you have a child who has mental health issues that include impulse control problems — you are simply playing an entirely different ballgame than I think most of the responders are playing.

[b]One thing we all have to remember is that we are just parenting around the margins. [/b]Some kids are going to have major challenges no matter how “good” the parenting is. And when you have a kid with mental health issues, you simply have to parent way differently than you would have expected.

I have a friend who does all the things listed in this thread, including a robust faith community. Kid #1 is an amazing kid who does all the right things (and happens to be medicated for ADHD). Kid #2 has major mental health issues that will likely eventually include a bipolar disorder diagnosis. They have been through inpatient care, outpatient care, etc. Kid #2 has a high likelihood of ending up in prison, notwithstanding the parents working hard to do all the right things. Some of it is luck of the biochemical draw.[/quote]
X1000 Parents can screw up their kids by abuse etc. but short of that your kid is who they are and parenting has little influence on their personality. All the parents patting their backs we should just be thankful that our kids don't have mental health issues.[/quote]

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