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[quote=Anonymous]Anxious parent of a strong-willed child in a military family here. I am glad you are in therapy, you need to learn about anxiety in adults and also how it manifests in children. Find a better parenting class or read some books.  Kazdin is a great author. You as the parent need to be the calm one with a plan, no matter how anxious you are on the inside. And once you have a good routine going, take turns with your husband getting your child to school.  You both need to be adults now.

You need to be very clear in your own mind what your boundaries are.  No, you cannot force your child to dress, but walking in late to get the tardy slip and having your child explain to the admin why they are late may fix that.  You are teaching your child to be responsible for the consequences of her choices.

Or you could decide that you are leaving at whatever time and put your child in the car in their pajamas. I only had to do that once because my daughter was embarrassed to be dressing in the parking lot.

There has to be a dress option for a girl with leggings or shorts underneath.  Do that instead of the belt.  Or get a Velcro simple belt.

With such a long commute your child can always eat in the car, so I would be prepared for that.

Good luck! It gets easier.[/quote]

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