End of my Tether

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My dd, ages 6.5 has just had the most dreadful tantrum. She didn't like her outfit for the day (the rest of her stuff is packed ready for our holiday). I don't mean that she shouted, she screamed and screamed for over a half hour. She has been doing this at least once a day all this week, and I have got to the end of my tether. She was exactly the same last summer holiday when she went out of her way to ruin almost every outing and trip that we had planned, as well as our 2 weeks in Turkey.

I realise that she might be bored with there being no school (she is a bright child), but we have trips to the park, indoor play areas, we do baking and making things, I take the swimming. And nothing is to her liking and she has a huge shouting match. To be blunt her behaviour is b*** awful and I don't want to be in the same room as her at the moment.

Help!

forget specialising in SEN hmb- try horticulture! Frightening that she's so high up!

Reminds me of the Dorothy Parker quote, when asked to put the word Horticulture in a sentence she said, 'You can lear a horticulture, but you can't make her think!'

I'm seriously thinking of doing some SEN work futher down the line. I want to get some experience first. And I will not be one who blindly follows the 'Integration is always best' line. That is a pile of bull.

Willow- One of mine is desperate to be in a band too. He makes paper guitars, piles up cushions to be a stage and sings "angry music" with similar sounding dances to yours. He says his band is called No Fun. Maybe they could get together?