Today

[rrichardson]

My daughter has been having a hard time today and can't seem to calm herself down. I had to stand on the porch and scream her little hearts desire out, then I got my neighbors calling 9-1-1 due to my daughter screaming. I work with a family worker and she has told us before when she acts like that in a dangerous way to lock myself into another room away from her. To me, my porch is less dangerous than her roaming around the house getting into whatever she wants. This medicine situation is not working and my daughter doesn't seem to be getting better.

[Lynder]

Thank you for sharing. I've locked myself in the bathroom, too, but for a slightly different reason. I had to leave the room before I did something I would regret. But then my son followed me and was hitting me on my way there. I felt like a bad mom just leaving him out there and locking myself away.

I've since realized that what I did was probably the best thing I carotid have done for my son at the time with the resources I had. I can't feel bad or guilty about doing what I had to in order to keep my son safe, even if it was from the fear of my own reaction.

Trust your gut sometimes. You know your child best. And if the police do get sent to your house, they will be able to tell what is going on and you will have a funny story to tell.

[ChristinaReader]

I've had a Mommy meltdown, too. It happens some days when the stress it too much. Deep breathing seems like a joke when you feel ready to explode. Some times my daughters and I drop everything and go for a walk outside. The sunshine and trees somehow help me feel sane again. I know people who turn on music or watch a funny show and get the same calm down effect. I would caution you to not let your child on the porch alone, in some extreme cases that is considered child abuse, even if you can see them from inside. When you have to have a minute alone it may be best to go in separate rooms inside the house. I'm not sure how old your daughter is but my 7 year old likes to play with play dough to calm down or even just wash a small toy in the sink. The feeling of the play dough or the water is soothing to her. I hope you've had some better days since this one. Good luck!

[Hidden]

Sometimes as parents with children who has ADHD we have to think ahead and think fast because things could quickly escalate you have to kind a give them scenarios of what is coming for instants your child wakes up every morning scream her head off because she doesn't want to get dressed to go to school then you have to think ahead you said to her we have two choices here and you can pick whichever one you want you can get up brush your teeth call me here and get dressed nicely and we both can experience a beautiful day ahead or you cannot brush your teeth choose not to get dress scream on the top of your voice for an hour through all your breakfast across the room have the neighbor called 911 all the police fire department and ambulance will come to the house then they will take you strap you down to keep you safe put you in the ambulance and take you to crisis we can spend the day at crisis on till you are all calm down so whichever choice you make it's all up to you The ball is in your court you can make this a beautiful day for both of us or a not so beautiful day so what is it going to be and be all calm about it😀