lulubelle Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 So, when my ADHD older son is able to control himself better, which hardly ever happens, my younger son takes on his role! When older ds is his usual self, younger ds is his dear usual self??? It has clearly happened several times. How do I deal with this and why is it happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) Can you describe an instance of how it's a problem? Maybe we can help target those situations. Edited February 11, 2011 by razorbackmama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulubelle Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Sorry, I didn't describe it well. It is not as though my younger ds becomes ADHD. I think younger ds likes it when his older brother is "trying" to behave better, because it gives him an opportunity to be the "bad one". It just seems that without fail, when ds1 is trying his hardest to focus and be good to people, ds2 creeps in to fill it back in. Ds2 really plays off of Ds1. I was thinking it was typical of siblings? Especially 2 boys close in age. Or maybe, when ds1 is able to "control" himself better, I just happen to notice ds2's bad behavior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Sorry, I didn't describe it well. It is not as though my younger ds becomes ADHD. I think younger ds likes it when his older brother is "trying" to behave better, because it gives him an opportunity to be the "bad one". It just seems that without fail, when ds1 is trying his hardest to focus and be good to people, ds2 creeps in to fill it back in. Ds2 really plays off of Ds1. I was thinking it was typical of siblings? Especially 2 boys close in age. Or maybe, when ds1 is able to "control" himself better, I just happen to notice ds2's bad behavior! I think it's a common occurrence that siblings switch off being the "bad" one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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