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13 days ago

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Exhaustion from challenging behaviours

What a tough few days, Massive tantrums. Throwing outdoor furniture, being told "I hate you" "I know you hate me" erratic mood swings, hurtful words, 10000000 tears and lots of screaming. All over me asking him to shower or bringing him up on his behaviour. Now I am sitting here at a loss while Mr 10 is away cooling his jets for the night while my partner and I just feel like we cannot parent him! Man I am exhausted, frustrated and honestly wondering if things will EVER get any easier 💔
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13 days ago

I have a 10 yo and the emotional roller-coaster can be absolutely exhausting. I'm not sure if it gets better, so following in hopes of advice. I have managed to get him to debrief when he is calm and we have a conversation about what we can do better.

12 days ago

Oh I feel for you I have this battle with my 11 year old daughter. I could ask her simply to just pick up something off the floor and she just starts getting angry and then will say hurtful words and then she goes into a downward spiral of emotions. Once she is calm I try and talk with her about it but she just tries to divert the conversation and doesn't ever want to talk about it. I do know after talking with my mother I used to do similar things with my mother and honestly try my best now to control my emotional regulation, so I think it can get better with age but everyone is different so can't 100% guarantee it will get better. My daughter is learning more emotional regulation strategies with her psychologist and I have to say the outbursts have been longer apart.

12 days ago

My mister 10 has us on a roller coaster. Some days the rides are fun and other days we just want off the ride 🤣 Its hard to manage and so many of us feel like we walk on egg shells. We have started behaviour therapy so will see how that goes. I’m learning his triggers and know a few things now to avoid setting him off. If you haven’t, make sure you read the Explosive Child (Audible do a 2hr version which is what I got and you can join for free for a month!). I hope this helps and yep I’ll be stalking the post for advice too. 🤪Don’t forget to grab moments for yourself.

11 days ago

10 is such a hard age! My son is 11 and finally feel like we are getting more positive times as I’m learning his triggers and putting a more rigorous sensory diet in place. We finally found a support worker he loves and is able to get through to him

13 days ago

Exhaustion from challenging behaviours
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