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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 348298" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Sharon, I have been away and just returned home to see that difficult child is in the hospital. I want to say I'm sorry but </p><p>I think it is the best place for his safety and everyone else's. Hospitals are places of hope and treatment not punishment.</p><p>Obviously, new medications start out with a sedative effect and hopefully things will get calibrated to a dose that the lowest that works for him. </p><p>I suspect that the reason that you were asked what you hoped for from this hospitalization is to see if you are realistic in your</p><p>expectations. Obviously miracles are what we all look for and I'm still waiting for mine but in the meantime, we humans have to hammer out each day as to the best possible treatment we can have for our difficult child's and our family in general. </p><p>I wouldn't feel bad about missing a visit. difficult child gets lots and lots of attention and consideration. It is reasonable and appropriate that on this day he has to wait for easy child to have her special day. He has to understand that you are a parent to easy child as well as to him regardless of his self absorption. </p><p>I would be asking the mental health team what the expectation of the next year will be and what you and husband should do in preparation. Will he be able to return to mainstream public school? Is he able to be safe at home? What is the plan if he turns dangerous or I should say more dangerous? I think the team(including you and husband) should have an open, frank discussion about what they project for difficult child in the upcoming few years. It is unkind for them to suspect but not share their opinions with you so that you are not prepared. What outcome do they see? It may not be accurate for your difficult child but you should be somehow looking in the same direction. </p><p></p><p>Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 348298, member: 3"] Sharon, I have been away and just returned home to see that difficult child is in the hospital. I want to say I'm sorry but I think it is the best place for his safety and everyone else's. Hospitals are places of hope and treatment not punishment. Obviously, new medications start out with a sedative effect and hopefully things will get calibrated to a dose that the lowest that works for him. I suspect that the reason that you were asked what you hoped for from this hospitalization is to see if you are realistic in your expectations. Obviously miracles are what we all look for and I'm still waiting for mine but in the meantime, we humans have to hammer out each day as to the best possible treatment we can have for our difficult child's and our family in general. I wouldn't feel bad about missing a visit. difficult child gets lots and lots of attention and consideration. It is reasonable and appropriate that on this day he has to wait for easy child to have her special day. He has to understand that you are a parent to easy child as well as to him regardless of his self absorption. I would be asking the mental health team what the expectation of the next year will be and what you and husband should do in preparation. Will he be able to return to mainstream public school? Is he able to be safe at home? What is the plan if he turns dangerous or I should say more dangerous? I think the team(including you and husband) should have an open, frank discussion about what they project for difficult child in the upcoming few years. It is unkind for them to suspect but not share their opinions with you so that you are not prepared. What outcome do they see? It may not be accurate for your difficult child but you should be somehow looking in the same direction. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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