Sugar-Free and Loving It!
When my son was in the latter stages of Key Stage 1 he started to have violent outbursts. This was to increase as he got older. I cannot begin to explain how that felt as a parent. You question yourself, look hard at historical factors and answers are usually not readily forthcoming. I once asked my social worker what her professional opinion was. With a deep sigh she explained that it was all to do with attachment (a stock excuse it seems). The advice was that “new research suggested I was better to stay with him in his bedroom”, taking anything he threw at me. Literally missiles were thrown from every direction. I do not recommend this, but at the time I was at a point where I would try anything. So when he started to get worked up and the verbal abuse started, I would take him to his bedroom and sit there in a corner, taking on the social worker's advice. I was spat at, kicked, hit with books as they were thrown at me. I was verbally abused repeatedly. He would jump from hi