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I wasn't expecting this just yet.

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TheOriginalFAB · 12/11/2011 17:57

My 10 year old son is acting like a teenager.

My 8 year old daughter is acting like a stroppy madam.

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TheOriginalFAB · 13/11/2011 11:17

No, the kids.

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OriginalPoster · 13/11/2011 11:27

Ignore them telling you it is uncaring to ignore them... Grin

You are caring, but you won't be around forever to sort out who said what to whom in their lives..so you're doing your best for them really.

TheOriginalFAB · 13/11/2011 11:29

So I am wrong when I try and explain how much I care and what they mean to me? I am more than happy to be told what I should be doing. I need help and guidance, I know that.

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OriginalPoster · 13/11/2011 11:41

Am going out but can be back later, if you want to know what I think. I thought I'd just get flamed for smuggery...

TheOriginalFAB · 13/11/2011 12:40

You didn't sound smug Smile.

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youarekidding · 13/11/2011 12:55

Oh can I join? DS 7 is just starting the 'tude' now. He was always such a passive child and toddler and now seems to think everything I do is just to ruin his life. Grin

OriginalPoster · 13/11/2011 15:10

FAB it's great to tell your children how much you love them and how much they mean to you, but not just after they've just being playing up and accusing you of bad parenting. I would leave it for when you catch them doing something like playing together nicely, or offering to help, or making you laugh, or in a neutral moment, like bedtime or first thing in the morning.You also show it day to day in your care of them, your concern for them and by spending time together, hugs and kisses.

They already know you love them, they are pushing your buttons with those accusations and are hitting the jackpot with your response. Remember you don't have to answer an accusation of 'you don't care', silence can be a good response. Later on,when they have cooled down, ask them if they really feel that or were they just cross because you weren't doing what they want you to do. They have to learn to deal with things not always going their way, it's part of growing up.

If you could convince yourself that you are a good parent, and you sound like one, it's like a flak jacket, the dcs will know that you are not going to be shaken by any accusations of being mean, it will just bounce off you. They will sense your confidence and not say things like that anymore. Mine don't.

If you teach them how to ask for what they want without whining and how to assert themselves when someone else is being unreasonable, you are doing a good job, and preparing them up for the future.

TheOriginalFAB · 13/11/2011 15:13

It seems that when I sai do you know how much I love you they always say no Sad.

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OriginalPoster · 13/11/2011 15:17

Fab

You sound depressed, are you ok? It's hard to deal with these things if you're a bit down on yourself...

TheOriginalFAB · 13/11/2011 17:37

I am on anti-depressants but have so much going on at the moment I am finding it hard to manage some days. The kids are being vile at the moment at times and not doing as they are told at all.

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OriginalPoster · 13/11/2011 17:43

They are like little radars aren't they? They pick up how you feel and reenact it... I was depressed after dc1 and she was irritable and unsettled until I recovered a bit.

I hope you are getting some support in RL. Don't beat yourself up over any of it. You have a mental health problem, which is no more your fault than say diabetes, just do your best and accept any help offered.

TheOriginalFAB · 13/11/2011 17:46

I have been officially depressed since DC1 was 6 weeks and have been on AD's for all that time on and off. I really hope they are not being difficult because of this as I know I have to be on the meds for life. DH is amazing but I have no support from anyone else in RL.

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OriginalPoster · 13/11/2011 17:52

Great that dh is amazing. It might be that you are seeing the bad bits more than someone else might, due to your depression. What does dh think about their behaviour? Remember there were loads of people at the start of the thread who were having similar problems...

TheOriginalFAB · 13/11/2011 18:02

DH has blamed me for the kids bad behaviour in the past. He thinks I have been way too soft on them and have given in too much. He is right.

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OriginalPoster · 13/11/2011 18:04

Have you read the 'how to talk' series? I think they'd suit you as they are about being firm but not being at all nasty.

TheOriginalFAB · 13/11/2011 18:23

I haven't but I have the book so no excuse really, just not got around to it. I will make time to read it tomorrow once the kids are in school.

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