My son's bad temper

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I have lost control of my 15 year old son. He has a real bad temper ,he hollow's at me and saids that he doesn't half to do any thing that i tell him , then he leaves and slam,s the door.I am a single Mother and have raised my childen by myself.I have tryed takeing thing,s from him but this does not seems to help. Please help me.

Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. · Answer

You should arrange an evaluation with a clinician who specializes in the treatment of adolescents. The clinician can help figure out what is happening - e.g., 'normal' adolescent defiance (that must be managed, even if it is normal) vs an organized emotional disorder (e.g., mood disorder). The clinician can also work with you to develop a planful vs ad hoc manner of managing your son's behavior.

free3667 · Answer

A related discussion, Unable to manage angry 15 year old was started.

pillow · Answer

my son is on 1mg of respidal  but only 1mg which is a VERY small dose and it seems to help , he actually is happier and smiles alot more , i did see a big difference , now he still has his moments but not like before , he is also on adderall but the difference came with respidal . from what i here 10 mg is normal so with him only being on 1 mg i feel alot better maybe he isnt as angry as others are. If you want you can email me or post back here, ***@****

Beth R · Answer

I am interested in knowing which medication your son is on for anger/aggression, for how long, how effective it is, any side effects, etc. If you care to send separate email, you can use ***@****.  Thanks.

tyler55 · Answer

hi there i need some information how to control my son tyler temper how to tell him to control his temper at school

tyler55 · Answer

hi there i need some information about bad tempers my son is controling and losing his temper at school he  does not listen to the teacher he hits me and also he controls me when he is mad please help me i don't know what to do

pillow · Answer

I know how you feel , i have a 12 year old son and a 7 year old daughter my son has a anger problem and has hit me to he does get out of control BUT he is on medicine for anger now and it seems to help

My son's bad temper

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