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I have two cavaliers aged 2 and 4 they are really lovely gentle dogs and my son who had a terrible fear of dogs when he was younger loves them .I often find him curled up with them fast asleep( he is 15) he seems to get great comfort from them and will turn to them when he is upset for hugs etc. even when he is in a mood with us he never gets upset with them and will often storm off and go talk to them. We had a jack russell whom we all loved but he began to get jealous of my son so we had to rehome him and the vet suggested getting a cavalier as we were broken hearted after he went .It was the best choice we ever made.Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Theresa Just to add they need a lot of affection and attention much like children and don't like to be alone for long,if you brush their hair everyday ( as you do your own and your childrens) they will not get matts.

Take your time Hev we all need a break I find on this forum whether we are here every day or go missing for weeks there is always a welcome.Take care <'>

So glad to hear hev is ok . please tell her to take time out for herself. <'> <'>

I used to post on another site hev still posts on and checked when she'd last been on it was april 28th also .I really hope she is ok .she hasn't pm'd me back yet either.

Kathyrn,no advice to give.Glad to hear how much progress L has made. I'm sure her not talking is a worry for you maybe things will settle when there is not so much going on for her.

Jill <'>

I was missing for the weekend and just posted to hevs topic,then I saw this one hope she is ok,probably just taking time out didn't she say steve was going to her parents this weekend? I have also pm'd her just to let her know we are thinking of her.

Sorry Hev, really late to this one been taking time out, enforced by my son who is hogging the computer. Hope things are a little better .No advice just to say K was really hard to live with from 12yrs to 14/15 he is calmed down a lot now,but we still get our bad days.I too think the professionals do not help as they haven't got a clue what it's like to live with nothing but bad days. Take the advice given and talk to someone feel free to pm me whenever you wish.Thinking of you <'> <'> <'>

jlo, sorry your first experience on this site was not good for you .You are having such a hard time at the moment gladyou came back to us I hope you will stay and get some help and advice. I know the road to diagnosis can be a long one my son wasn't officially dx until he was 13. No advice to give just hang on in there <'>

Congratulations to you and your family forelli and welcome baby Dylan <'>

JILL <'> <'> <'>

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Glad things are a bit better Hev.shopping...great! I too find it's the abuse (verbal) that gets me down.I also find on a good day I can take it on a bad day I just can't cope and take everthing K says personally.I do agree with oracle though He used to constantly refer to me as B***h which really upset me but I started to ignore it and it stopped. Now I'm only a B***h now and again

My son was back in school this morning for an hour 9-10 he got up at 8. He was watching a dvd last nght when I went to bed at 12:30 and when he got up ( when his alarm went off,no coaxing!) I asked him what time he'd gone to bed,he said 2am ,he was bright as a button this morning so it must work for him.Also the fact that I didn't make a fuss when he started watching the dvd when the rest of the household was going to bed helped. It just goes to show there is no point getting worked up about when they sleep.

Well done to you both!

CONGRATS!!!

Hi Patrick , my son was out of school for a while (long story ,he was under major stress) he goes to school one to one now,thats what he wants to do but I have told him that he can opt out anytime he wants,he is 15.The outbursts were major but are now minor as he is less stressed. He gets up early when he is in school even though he goes to bed after midnight between 12:30 and 1:30 usually,but loves the weekends and holidays as he can then stay up till the early hours often 4 am and sleep until 12 or 1pm sometimes later. Some people do not agree with this habit but it suits us and he is a lot calmer than if I insist he goes to bed. He can stay in his room or the living room but no going to the kitchen and no noise. He shares a room with his older brother and says he only goes to bed at all because he has to when his brother goes( he doesn't really like being downstairs alone at night). If my older boy moves out K will probably never go to bed at night! But hey he's happy so we are happy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU BOTH

Patients should be informed that CONCERTA� should be swallowed whole with the aid of liquids. Tablets should not be chewed, divided, or crushed. The medication is contained within a nonabsorbable shell designed to release the drug at a controlled rate. The tablet shell, along with insoluble core components, is eliminated from the body; patients should not be concerned if they occasionally notice in their stool something that looks like a tablet. Just found this on Drugs.com.Not sure if it's any help but the slow release one doesn't seem to come in any other form.My son 15yrs cannot swallow tablets of any kind or size.It might be worth asking if your son can be put on a liqid or capsule that can be opened instead.

Happy Easter to you all

Oracle <'> <'>

Thanks Debbie!

I've only seen the jeremy kyle show once or twice and only bits of it but he seems like a right idiot. Your sister should know better .Families eh...

I'll e-mail you now

Glad Tom was ok...look after yourself <'>