tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950958699663796602.post816834643533160727..comments2024-02-14T23:41:47.220-06:00Comments on My Life as a Trauma Mama: Negative Attention-Seeking BehaviorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09376339735923531053noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950958699663796602.post-23646109518859929972011-12-15T19:08:34.762-06:002011-12-15T19:08:34.762-06:00Annie - Oh, absolutely! I always try to connect w...Annie - Oh, absolutely! I always try to connect with her -- even when I need a time out, I come back and connect. We always help her identify what's going on. Please don't think she was ignored. You should always help an acting out child identify what's going on -- traumatized or not. It still doesn't make the weekend about her, but it helps her know what's going on, evenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376339735923531053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950958699663796602.post-11483317536290610712011-12-15T18:33:06.220-06:002011-12-15T18:33:06.220-06:00Have you tried trying to connect with her? i.e. t...Have you tried trying to connect with her? i.e. trying to match her mood, and asking a question like, "I know it is really hard for you when someone else gets a lot of attention, isn't it? I notice that it seems to get some of your feelings stirred up? Am I right? Or, completely wrong?" I know this straightforward approach (IF I can really manage to truly focus on her in an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950958699663796602.post-18184745408536241352011-12-15T11:11:31.807-06:002011-12-15T11:11:31.807-06:00With only changing a few details regarding the act...With only changing a few details regarding the actual events and the ensuing natural consequences that followed the crazy cakes stuff that was pulled on me during my daughter's choir concert last night, I could have written this post myself. Thus my FB status last night. Fa la la la la....<br /><br />Trauma sucks buckets of rocks!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444891084585965661noreply@blogger.com