Help!

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I need some suggestions. My 6 year old with the brain damage

has one problem that actually is getting worse instead of better.

She keeps on getting unbuckled out of her carseat or seat belt.

Usually, I pull over and make her get buckled back up. Today, she

did it when it was dark and we were on a highway with no real place

to pull over. I started losing it. I was screaming at the top of

my lungs. She got in the middle seat next to my 8 year old, and he

got her rebuckled up.

These are the things that I have done:

pull over and wait for her to get in her seat. I turn off the car.

Turn off the air conditioner. Take all toys away from her, and

wait. (It's awful for the rest of us.)

I have taken her to the police department when she first started

doing this.

I have put her in time-out when she gets home.

The only time I spanked her was when she would stay buckled in her

carseat.

Today, I pulled over when I finally got a chance. I told her every

time she does this we will go to the police station, and they can

take her home. (and I will follow up with this.)

I immediately put her in her room.

She had money in the car that she was saving to buy a baby doll. I

have permanently taken away the money.

Tomorrow, I am grounding her to her room all day long.

I know that this is an impulse control thing. She does it now when

she is angry at her brother or sister. She has learned to control

other impulses. She use to run into the middle of the street and

she doesn't do that anymore.

My pediatrician has been useless. A psychologist was useless.

Any suggestions would be appreciate. I was really scared that I was

going to get in a wreck tonight. I'm kind of a nervous wreck right

now.

Suzi