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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An 8 yr old (diagnosed bipolar) said to my DS, "I'm going to torture you in your sleep." I got on my knees to her level and said, "I'm going to torture you in your dreams." She never talked to him again.[/quote]

I know people are giving you crap about your response but I've done something similar and would do so again.  I had a friend whose DS was diagnosed as bipolar/ODD.  He would be violent without provocation, especially with those who were smaller than he.  He was especially adept at doing it when an adult couldn't witness it.  One day, he said something to my DD (he was 7, she was 4) along the lines of "I'm going to torture you".  He didn't know I'd heard him.  I went over to him, got down on his level and said if he ever hurt my kids again I would make him sorry.  I was very threatening and I hope he was terribly frightened.  "Mental illness' might explain his behavior but it doesn't excuse it.  I feel really sorry for his mother but if positive reinforcement/discipline and other techniques aren't effective, I have no problem explaining what the consequences of his actions will be.  Since he needs to believe that I'll follow through on them, I made sure I was convincing. Two of my three kids have SN, the youngest fairly severely.  I am not going to stand by and let them be threatened.
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