Update about Joseph

I just wanted to let you know that over all I can not believe how well Joseph has been doing. I have been taking a parenting class with the group out in Caldwell American Mothers for about a year. On of my good friends teaches the class and we use the book Positive Parenting by Glen Latham. Joseph had his honey moon period after he came back from the hospital the 2nd time and and we held our ground with him. He then tried to test us and when he figured out that the rules were not going to go away at all and we were not going to budge one bit then he pretty much go over it. He will still try to test us but it is less and less and the temper tantrums are less and less. We have also started working on more behaviors like respect and appropriate use of words. We let him pick the consequence and that has seemed to work well. He gets mad and then realizes that he choose to use the words and he also set the consequence and wants us to not use it but then knows that we will not give in and so he does his "time" and is done. The melt downs are less and less. The family is happier and the kids actually like playing with Joseph more now!!! Sorry I and just going on and on, I guess with all my kids there I did not get to tell you how he was really doing, or what was going on in much detail.

We are also looking into a few Homeopathic Doctors. Nancy recommended one to us that we are going to try and see. Just thought that I would let you know what we were doing, I hesitate telling many people because it is not so popular by some professionals but we have put much thought and prayer in this and feel that this is what we are to do. Yes he will still be taking the meds he is currently on right now. But we are going in to have tests and different things looked at as well.