Thank you very much

I was able to find some excerpts from it online.  I'm not sure that my child has bipolar, or maybe I'm not sure I want to admit that.  He definitely has more lows than he does highs and he can be very irritable and impulsive. 

As I said in my post, I had taken him to see a child psychologist, but I didn't feel it helped very much.  I'm thinking about taking him to a child psychiatrist for an opinion.  I'm very reluctant to put him on medication, but I would still like that opinion. 

I just feel so defeated in trying to deal with him.  I have 2 other children that don't act like this.  Yes, they can be trying, but not to this point.  Sometimes, my son just gets so enraged that I'm actually scared for him.  I think part of it may be the "middle child syndrome", but I try very hard to treat all of my kids equally.  If anything, I give him more attention because he demands more.  Sometimes, I feel like I'm slighting my other 2 to give to him.  The other 2 definitely give in a lot to him to make things easier, especially the older one.  He's very laid back and calm.  The youngest is a typical 5-year-old, but he will listen to me when I mean business. 

I've thought about checking with the school to find out what options are available, but I don't want my child labeled.  Once a child is labeled, that sticks with him throughout his schooling years.  I'd prefer to handle this privately.  His teacher last year was a close friend of mine and she was very helpful.  She noted some problems, of course not to the extent that he causes at home, and she was able to deal with him.  I think it's more difficult for me and my husband because we are *emotionally involved*. 

Again, thank you for your helpful info.  I'm going to look into this further.

• Need help with difficult child - sm
  • I have a child like this... - MTHubie
    • I have to agree with quite a bit of - OP
  • Okay, this may sound weird but..... - sm
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  • Difficult child - Marie
  • children with bipolar - pumpernickel
    • Thank you very much - sm
  • sounds like middle-child syndrome nm - Baby of the family
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