DD was prone to angry outbursts and exhibits anxious behaviour. We have found that removing additives from her diet have worked wonders - there is a website from Sue Dengate "Fed Up" and Additive Alert by Julie Eady - also books to go along with it.
It is a bit of a hassle but the rewards for us and her have been enormous.
FJ I'm glad the talk with the school counsellor helped. I was just reading Pinky's book on 'Toddler Tactics' yesterday and got to the bit on teaching meditation to your little one and thought how good that might be for kids. I'll let you know if I give it a go!
We had a talk at our local school a couple of months ago held by a child psychologist who is a professor at Macquarie University dealing with anxiety in children (and other issues). Apparently they have a clinic there for children (it might be free, at least inexpensive). One of my friends is going to take her DD along. If you are interested in the phone number PM me and I'll get it from her.
I was just talking with Mum & told her about it all & she said it sounds exactly like what she went through with my younger brother BUT she got fobbed off till he was about 14 & by this stage his outbursts had become fists through the car windscreen & then after he would feel so bad about the way he acted he would sit there with a knife & even once hung a rope from the carport & stood on the back of the car ready to hang himself. I never knew about that. Poor Mum! She said she didn't think he would do it but was to scared to turn away (to call for help)while trying to talk him down in case he did.
She said if only she had someone acknowledge her concerns when he was 6 things could have been so much different for him.
Really enforces how important this is for us to get him help now. Im so glad I swollowd my pride & asked for help.
Dh has been helping him with ways to understand his feelings etc but Im so glad he open to outside help & is on my side now that he sees my concerns are validated.
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