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Behavior Issues with 9yr old DS son
by RIVERMA, Apr 23, 2009 09:31PM
I have been going through a weird behaior issue with my 9yr old son with Downs Syndrome. Not sure if any one can help or if you have a suggestion. He has been going through a phase where all he wants to do is break things. He will wait until the minute that my back is turned and take things that have always been around and he has never touched and just toss them on the ground. Its kind of frustrating because he still is not verbal and I am not sure if he is breaking things out of frustration. He has never displayed this type of behavior before I have given him time outs and have kept him home from his Special Olympics Practices (which he really likes to do) but it doesn't seem to phase him. If anyone has any advice it would be appreciated. I am just getting tired of hiding my breakables.
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by SimplyStar, Apr 25, 2009 11:07PM
when he breaks something of yours take one of his treasured things and break it in front of him and tell him that you will do this every time he breaks something of yours. also for a non violent type of thing, make a chart, give him a star when he has a day, hour or what ever when he does not break something. Kids love these charts. Take him when he breaks something and sit him down, hold him and tell him how much you love him and how bad it makes you feel when he breaks something. Fake a cry if you can , these kids are very sensitive. give him some things to break that you don't care about, we did this with paper plates, put them in a special place and showed him how to tear them up. But we made him clean up the mess. sometimes we had him decorate the plates that were put in the pile. He got tired of this and stopped breaking things.
by RIVERMA, Apr 27, 2009 09:33PM
To: simplystar
After he has broken something I have been handing him something else to break and telling him to break it and he won't he will only do it when my back is turned. I'm not sure but I think he is breaking things to get more attention who knows. Thanks for your advice at this point I'll give anything a try. Thanks again!!!
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