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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 8yo DC has struggled with behavioral issues since Pre-K.  Had a formal eval, but no diagnosis.  We have done play therapy and parent training.  Things improved a bit in school but we have been kicked out of two summer camps for hitting this summer.  Emotional regulation is our big issue.  No one has recommended medication, but the play therapist has said DC has a lot of ADHD characteristics.  Most of the success stories I know about with ADHD or other behavioral issues seem to be paired with medication.

Has anyone had success without medication?  If so, what worked?[/quote]

Adhd in 8 year olds is very tricky to both diagnose and treat.

Before you go to pills and drugs, try real discipline and consequences for poor behavior. I know this is an unkind way of thinking, but think dog. Do this, X happens. Do that, Y happens. Whether it's loss of phone or no movie. The consequences don't really matter, as long as there are some. 8 is very malleable. Like a young dog.

The youth shrink thing is an industry. And you'll be sucked into their drugs and "therapy" forever. I would avoid them if you can. Try before they insist your kid needs their interventions.  [/quote]

I disagree with all of this. You have to understand what you are dealing with and remediate as much as possible and while you are doing that have developmentally appropriate expectations. And then, rewarding the behavior you want to see more of is much more effective than imposing consequences- especially ones that have nothing to do with the behavior. If you want to use dog training as your example, you reward when they are learning a new skill with treats - over and over until they do it without the treats. Punishing dogs just makes them afraid of you.

Also medication and therapy have saved my kids life. [/quote]

A consequence is anything that immediately follows a behavior, it does not necessarily mean an aversive stimulus (what you’re calling a punisher). [/quote]

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