I have a 10 year old son that has been “diagonsed” ADD/ADHD, Midly Bipolar, ODD, & depressed we have tried countless meds, therapies, counselours, dr’s, etc. Nothing seems to help him. He doesn’t care about anything, if he’s in trouble and we take things away, he doesn’t care. He yells, demeans his little sister, back talks me, distroys items and completely lacks respect for women in particular. I have checked into getting him into wilderness camp or boot camp, but we cannot afford such a thing and we’re in the mid-west (Indiana) there is nothing of that sort around here. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I am at my wits ends with him. Nothing has gotton through to him, we’ve tried many things, reward system, spanking, grounding, paying extra attention to him, praise, chores, money, and nothing works. Any ligitamate suggestions are appreciated.
As an added note….my son’s father and I are divorced, but still the best of friends. I have since remarried, their step-dad is wonderful in every way. My kids adore him. However, their dad did cheat on me with another woman during our marriage, and he still dates her. He moved her in within days of me and the kids moving out. She is not a nice person and has imposed much heartache on both my children. Their dad moved out on his own about a month ago because he could see the heartache. We were hoping this would help my son, but it hasn’t seem to yet. I think his lack of respect for women comes from the fact that he blames his dad’s girlfriend for breaking up his mom and dad’s marriage.