It is very hard when you want to help a child who is not your own and you can't because the parents won't let you.
Unfortunately this is one of those times where you will hve to let his parents take control of his medical situation and you will have to be an aunt and respect their decisions. Please just try to be supportive of his mother and give information when you can. Sometimes if you come across as authoritative they will fight you even harder. Try to help her by support instead of judgment or meddling.
Also, you might want to stay aware if the treats in your home could be exascerbating the behavior issues. Candy, cakes and the like are loaded with dyes and artifical crap which can cause behavior to become much worse. I just wanted to share that because I have seen drastic improvement in behavior with my daughter when I eliminated all artificial dyes, flavors, preservatives, etc.
07 Dec 2010, 11:03 am
