Someone with some serious knowledge and guts must attack the root cause of his rage, for longterm healing and emotional health.

Anonymous wrote:But what therapeutic program should OP do? She is looking for specific suggestions.

I made a specific one at 10:02.

But what therapeutic program should OP do? She is looking for specific suggestions.

THe main thing is ...his hitting and pushing won't go away on its own. Now that he is entering K, it will exacerbate. OP, please spend this summer in therapeutic programs. Even a month makes a difference.

Actually, there is one in WV


Life Sciences Building
West Virginia University
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Welcome to West Virginia University’s Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) lab website. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is an evidence-based treatment for families with children between the ages of 2 and 7. PCIT is designed to improve parent-child relationships and to reduce a range of difficult behaviors including noncompliance, aggressiveness, tantrums, and oppositional behaviors. PCIT was developed by Dr. Sheila Eyberg at the University of Florida. The WVU PCIT lab is a clinical research lab located in the Life Sciences Building. Dr. McNeil’s lab is staffed with five graduate students and a number of undergraduate students. This site is designed to give you a sense of who we are and what we do in the PCIT lab. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

If you are in need of clinical services, please contact the Quin Curtis Center at 304-293-2001 X4.

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Anonymous wrote:These are good Qs but they won't help OP find childcare for the summer

My hope is that OP has given up on childcare for the summer in favor of spending the next 3 months in an intensive therapeutic program so that her DS is in a healthier, happier place before he begins kindergarten in the fall.

Like PCIT? Sounds nice, but such a thing does not exist around here.

She may need to either invest and build a program in tandem with other families OR go to Florida for the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:These are good Qs but they won't help OP find childcare for the summer

My hope is that OP has given up on childcare for the summer in favor of spending the next 3 months in an intensive therapeutic program so that her DS is in a healthier, happier place before he begins kindergarten in the fall.

Like PCIT? Sounds nice, but such a thing does not exist around here.

Anonymous wrote:These are good Qs but they won't help OP find childcare for the summer

My hope is that OP has given up on childcare for the summer in favor of spending the next 3 months in an intensive therapeutic program so that her DS is in a healthier, happier place before he begins kindergarten in the fall.

These are good Qs but they won't help OP find childcare for the summer

Anonymous wrote:How about parenting classes? Which ones have you and your husband done?

Or any kind of parent support?

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but are you a single parent, OP?

Elsewhere, she mentions her husband.

How about parenting classes? Which ones have you and your husband done?

I'm sorry, but are you a single parent, OP?

Two caregivers on 5 hour shifts sounds like it should work in a pinch, but a therapeutic setting is needed.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you get that it doesn't matter at this point if he's gifted intellectually. He needs to be somewhere that focuses on communicating verbally and self regulating. There are lots of places that can address this:

Check out Frost, Lourie, Kennedy Krieger in MoCo, Ivymount etc.:
http://msde.state.md.us/nonpublic/nsab_directory/ApprovedSchoolLocations.asp?Condition=SpecialEducation

+1. Your child needs a therapeutic setting where they can deal with his issues. Putting him into regular daycare will only put you where you are now - having to find another childcare situation.

Eh. I've made that work. I just had multiple options lined up for the summer and moved the kid between them -- Y to church to park district to activity camp to home based daycare. When I found one that worked, we stayed there.

If you read her posts, it sounds like OP has tried most places and has run out of options. Therapeutic camp sounds like the best bet to try to help with behaviors prior to K. Next best would be a SN nanny to watch him over the summer.

DC is a big town. It's not possible to have tried every single option. My child did best from age 5 to 10 in a church daycare. It was staffed with adults from the church and they were extremely caring and patient. They didn't put up with any crap, but they had a lot of patience for redirecting.

Name the daycare since she asked for more options.