Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
does anyone know parent rights when difficult child refuses to go to school?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 576603" data-attributes="member: 15799"><p>Glad the psychiatrist is stepping in. You still might want to request a thorough evaluation for Special Education services in writing sent Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested. </p><p></p><p>When you say you "I hate to see him throw it all away" and punish him for avoiding something that he is UNABLE to handle right now, you are essentially blaming him for having a disease. Mental health illnesses are no different than physical illnesses. And yes, mental illnesses can lead to death but not the same way as physical.</p><p></p><p>Because he has never had problems at school before and does not have an IEP, the school is going to look at it as a "rebellious teen phase". They are going to go above and beyond to do the scared straight thing to make difficult child comply. Taking away the only thing that he IS able to continue doing, not to mention the social aspect and exercise, is punishing him for having an illness. Would you blame and punish someone for the symptoms of .... say ..... epileptic seizures or cerebral palsey? Right now, difficult child is being punished for something he can't control. That will make his depression worse and then I would worry about suicide. We came really close with my difficult child 1 and it was the scariest thing I've ever had to deal with, knowing that the way I (and teachers, etc) was reacting to him was causing him to feel that way. He couldn't help what was happening any more than I could control it. Not until we got the right diagnosis AND the right medications AND I learned how to work WITH him.</p><p></p><p>That's just my humble opinion. ((((HUGS)))) to difficult child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 576603, member: 15799"] Glad the psychiatrist is stepping in. You still might want to request a thorough evaluation for Special Education services in writing sent Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested. When you say you "I hate to see him throw it all away" and punish him for avoiding something that he is UNABLE to handle right now, you are essentially blaming him for having a disease. Mental health illnesses are no different than physical illnesses. And yes, mental illnesses can lead to death but not the same way as physical. Because he has never had problems at school before and does not have an IEP, the school is going to look at it as a "rebellious teen phase". They are going to go above and beyond to do the scared straight thing to make difficult child comply. Taking away the only thing that he IS able to continue doing, not to mention the social aspect and exercise, is punishing him for having an illness. Would you blame and punish someone for the symptoms of .... say ..... epileptic seizures or cerebral palsey? Right now, difficult child is being punished for something he can't control. That will make his depression worse and then I would worry about suicide. We came really close with my difficult child 1 and it was the scariest thing I've ever had to deal with, knowing that the way I (and teachers, etc) was reacting to him was causing him to feel that way. He couldn't help what was happening any more than I could control it. Not until we got the right diagnosis AND the right medications AND I learned how to work WITH him. That's just my humble opinion. ((((HUGS)))) to difficult child. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
does anyone know parent rights when difficult child refuses to go to school?
Top