Well the summer holidays are here and I thought I would give my little guy a break from the medication.... when it is going good, its like a dream, but then when he cannot turn it around it is very frustrating. Yesterday in particular was a day where he would just answer back for everything I said.... is this typical, they have an answer back for everything, instead of just been positive and saying ok.. he has to come back with something that just comes across rude.. he is at the stage of telling me he isn't doing this and that..... so today he is on his medication and I am really torn apart about giving this to him.....

After a long hard year with the school, I got his end of year report card, it was terrible.... all D's and even an R for English.... however the other report cards for the year were mainly B's and C's... she said this was his worse term, he even got a D for phys ed.... her notes were saying he needs to work on following directions and workign with others positively and joining in.... he is a great athelete.... anyway I have all the testing done thru the school.. the report card just blew me away, I do not know how someone could go so low from with marks in one terms.. therefore we are working with him this summer.. in the day he is in soccer camp so spends the day soccer playing and swimming, then when he come shome we do about an hour of work....

I thinK i am just venting and need some words of encouragement, this answering back for everything is really getting to me

Tks N

My daughter does the same thing. It drives me up the wall! She also questions my every request, won't take no for an answer, and generally makes a pest of herself to drive me crazy. You are not alone.

As for the grades, my daughter's grades dropped dramatically in the last quarter, too. It was shocking. However, I understood that she did not get along well with her teacher (I really didn't like the woman much either) and she was having some personal and social issues.

I don't really have any advice, only wanted to lend my support.

Good Luck!

Nocky,

Is it your son's doctor who is making you cautious about giving your son medication for his ADHD?

How old is your son?I think a lot of our children try to test you just have to be firm and let him know his boundries as you already know.

Hi All,
Thanks for the replies.... it is actually me that is up and down with this medication, you hear and read so many things on how it isn't good for them ... and I know I should do what is good for my child... it is a scale I still haven't balanced ......
He just seems to be against everything asked of him....he is doing homework now after coming home in a great mood.. but is questioning everything and just been as awkward as possible.... It drives me crazy.
I would like some ideas on how to deal with this hostility in a way where they do not think they have won and they are in charge of the decision making, I just cannot grasp it....
Tks N

nocky,
Did your son's medical doctor give you any advice about medication?