It is horrible to say this but “demon child” resurfaced. Even though I reiterated numerous time last night, my daughter was “very mad” and acted out that I had put the timer back on the IPad. It is Tuesday, so a regular “school” day, thus the timer goes back on. A few months ago, I learned about screen downtime. It starts from 7 pm to 7 am. So in light of their resistance, I extended the time to noon. So in the mornings, there is no access to their beloved minecraft, save by password input. There is unlimited access to school related apps though.
My daughter was not happy about the return to school work mode and screamed at me like the “demon child”.
“I. AM. MAD!”
“Yes, I see that.”
“I get mad when you don’t give me what I want.”
Get used to it kid. When she first started getting mad this past year, with the yelling and screaming, and some hitting, I was actually amused. I remember reflecting that I must have been horrible to my mother and this was karma. So I wasn’t actually upset when she first said that she hated me. My BI said that when they get upset at us, that 1. it means we are doing our job. 2. don’t take it personally.
Last week, I was so done with the yelling and screaming (about school work) that there were maybe 2 times that I nearly cried. I think that if hubby wasn’t home during this quarantine, that I would have.
As for my “demon child” daughter, I’m sure that some people who know her would be shocked to meet this version/persona. I dread the teenage years or when she gets PMS.
That ASD Mom 