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do you ever feel intimadated?

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Hi All,
do you ever feel intimadated by the reaction your child will have when you need to inforce a direction?
Sometimes depending on the week Steven has had, I get this internal intimadation. I hate it! I hate feeling that way. I have posted to others
"remember your the boss" etc etc.
Oh so easier said than done sometimes.
I think maybe for me, I am fried from meltdowns if he had allot that week, and i just cant do anymore of them so i feel tired emtionally, and back off allowing him to be a bugger.
This doesnt happen to often these days his behavior has improved HUGE! Not too many meltdowns anymore, but man when they happen they happen. I dont need to go into details of the situations because I am sure you all experianed it too. Self injury,or trying to hurt me. But i do not think he means to hit pinch whatever, it is like a light switch and wham here comes the child i do not know.
One time I said to him over and over,
Steven its Momma Steven its Momma.
Wired but it stoped him.
He knows now he has to take a break in his room, and wears his helmet if hes hitting his head, and I stay arms lenght away.
Ive been trained in secure holds etc and hos to keep him deescalated etc. BUT it does not always work,
Just wondering how you all feel at thoes times.
do you ever feel intimadated by the reaction your child will have when you need to inforce a direction?
Sometimes depending on the week Steven has had, I get this internal intimadation. I hate it! I hate feeling that way. I have posted to others
"remember your the boss" etc etc.
Oh so easier said than done sometimes.
I think maybe for me, I am fried from meltdowns if he had allot that week, and i just cant do anymore of them so i feel tired emtionally, and back off allowing him to be a bugger.
This doesnt happen to often these days his behavior has improved HUGE! Not too many meltdowns anymore, but man when they happen they happen. I dont need to go into details of the situations because I am sure you all experianed it too. Self injury,or trying to hurt me. But i do not think he means to hit pinch whatever, it is like a light switch and wham here comes the child i do not know.
One time I said to him over and over,
Steven its Momma Steven its Momma.
Wired but it stoped him.
He knows now he has to take a break in his room, and wears his helmet if hes hitting his head, and I stay arms lenght away.
Ive been trained in secure holds etc and hos to keep him deescalated etc. BUT it does not always work,
Just wondering how you all feel at thoes times.
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