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What if, instead of addressing the issue with punishment or consequences, you turned it into a mutual learning experience by having a real heart-to-heart with each other about what happened?
What was it that made him feel so bad that he acted out? And what can the two of you do so that next time something like that happens, you can sit down together and talk about it and figure out what to do to make things better?
What if you and your family were to re-think what you do at Christmas, if the “traditional way” brings too much stress and misery?
Has anyone else here tried making their Christmas more ADD-friendly? What did you do? How did it work out? And what was it that made you decide to take this new approach?
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