who completely IGNORES me, when I ask her to do a simple task or try to tell her NOT to do something. Argh!!!! It's like she's feigning deafness, only I know she's not. I can whisper her name from across the room and she'll turn towards me, so I know he she hears fine. Ugh, I hate the "selective hearing" thing we've got going on. I thought her behavior issues would be resolved (at least a little bit) by getting her thyroid re-checked & making sure she was on the correct dose. We've been on the new regimen for over a month now and not much has changed. Time-outs really don't work because I also have Katie toddling around getting into everything, so I can't always sit by Sarah & make sure she stays where she needs to be. I find myself YELLING to make myself heard, but that goes on deaf ears as well. And even when it's something serious, like trying to get a knife out of the drawer, she acts like she can't hear me. It's not like I micro-manage my kids' daily activities. They have plenty of free time, where they can make a huge mess of their toys if they want to. I let them feed themselves, because they refuse to let me feed them, even though it usually ends up in a huge mess. I thought I was giving them enough freedom where they didn't feel stifled. I don't "think" I'm giving them too much freedom either. I don't know. Does anyone have any tricks that they can share with me? Cause mine aren't working anymore.
Amanda
Wife to Jeff
Emma 12/10/99
Sarah 4/20/04
Katie 6/8/06
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