I KNOW THE FEELING!!! Mitzi is 5 and lately she has been so obstinate and just plain argumentive and has no regard for obeying authority from us. She actually pushes us to the point we start to get the belt in order to make her mind. Then she pleads and says she will do whatever we are asking her to do........ eat, get dressed. take a bath........ EVERYTHING is an issue. I think her meds are off but we don’t have an appointment until the 6th of October. I don’t think I will make it until then !!! LOL I don’t want to punish her for something she has no control over ..but I can’t let her know(or think) she can call the shots. Time out has worked for us some . Tonight I just stopped what I was doing and picked her up and sat in the chair with her until she calmed down, You can tell when it is something they can’t help. Trust your gut feelings. I could tell she was relieved when I held her tonight and it indeed had a calming affect on her. She may be the beast child again in the morning.....but I keep trying different things until she has her lab work done.

Cherry