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difficult child won't go to school
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<blockquote data-quote="goldenguru" data-source="post: 86978" data-attributes="member: 1545"><p>If he's not is school what is he doing with his time?</p><p></p><p>If he's isolating and sleeping alot, I would probably chase the depression thing. When a person is clinically depressed it is not uncommon to withdraw and be unable to perform ADLs (activities of daily living). IE: when my hubby is really in the pit he not only doesn't go to work, he doesn't shower, shave or eat. My point is that perhaps your son is really very depressed. In which case I would worry less about academics and more about getting him emotionally healthy.</p><p></p><p>He needs to understand that pot/alcohol are only going to exacerbate the depression symptoms.</p><p></p><p>Once the depression issues are fully addressed you may want to consider a school change. A less traditional school may put fewer stressors on him. Trouble with those types of schools is that they typically are made up of 'troubled' kids with drug issues. Talk to the principle of the alternative school to see if will be a good fit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goldenguru, post: 86978, member: 1545"] If he's not is school what is he doing with his time? If he's isolating and sleeping alot, I would probably chase the depression thing. When a person is clinically depressed it is not uncommon to withdraw and be unable to perform ADLs (activities of daily living). IE: when my hubby is really in the pit he not only doesn't go to work, he doesn't shower, shave or eat. My point is that perhaps your son is really very depressed. In which case I would worry less about academics and more about getting him emotionally healthy. He needs to understand that pot/alcohol are only going to exacerbate the depression symptoms. Once the depression issues are fully addressed you may want to consider a school change. A less traditional school may put fewer stressors on him. Trouble with those types of schools is that they typically are made up of 'troubled' kids with drug issues. Talk to the principle of the alternative school to see if will be a good fit. [/QUOTE]
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