tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post5865804313136175551..comments2023-09-23T02:16:11.746-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Foster Family: Recalcitrant Behaviors in foster childrenYondallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-56689915693060233812007-01-31T11:26:00.000-07:002007-01-31T11:26:00.000-07:00You have been officially tagged, come on over and ...You have been officially tagged, come on over and find out why.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530972001172936718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-71609648340601125702007-01-31T11:20:00.000-07:002007-01-31T11:20:00.000-07:00I should probably add that in the vast majority of...I should probably add that in the vast majority of cases teaching a child to say "thank you" when someone has done something nice for them is just run-of-the-mill good parenting.Yondallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-3726298242486123492007-01-31T10:12:00.000-07:002007-01-31T10:12:00.000-07:00We up until recently were doing kinship care for o...We up until recently were doing kinship care for our nephew - he came from a huge background of neglect and abuse - and the food issue was a constant battle. He would hide food underneath his bed, under his blankets and would "sneak" food out of the pantry and eat it in the bathroom....THE BATHROOM?! It took 2 years for us to FINALLY convince him that the food in the house he was welcome too - anytime - as long as he still ate at meals. Unfortunately - he is back in his old situation (against our will - as I'm sure you can imagine)- so I'm not sure what good all of that work really did but I can relate. And no - this was by far not the worse issues we had - but the only one I'm comfortable putting out on the web.....Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851904620789159727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-69942924340183961302007-01-31T09:40:00.000-07:002007-01-31T09:40:00.000-07:00I guess that means I shouldn't say "would it break...I guess that means I shouldn't say "would it break your jaw to say thank you?".<br /><br />It's always the little things that drive me nuts and I confess my patience is sometimes in short supply.<br /><br />I should probably work on that.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.com