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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 133697" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Bugsy,</p><p> </p><p>This is SO HARD on moms. Usually it is much easier on the kids. The wait seems to be unending after you make the decision it is needed. </p><p> </p><p>It is an opportunity to get the best help you can for him. The staff tends to be much more nurturing with younger kids, in my humble opinion than teens. It also will let the psychiatrist really SEE what you deal with.</p><p> </p><p>I will caution that many of our kids "honeymoon" or act on their best behaviors for a time after admittance. My son was older when he went inpatient, but he honeymooned for 6 weeks. I am not sure that younger kids honeymoon as long, but it is important to fight to keep him inpatient until they actually SEE the problems. They can't treat what they can't see. And if he is released you may find less help down the road simply because the "experts" couldn't see any problems. (With my son I had to make sure he acted up in therapy to stop the honeymooning. It was terrible, and a very ugly day, but it marked the beginning of real help for him - many do NOT have to do this, though.)</p><p> </p><p>hugs,</p><p> </p><p>susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 133697, member: 1233"] Bugsy, This is SO HARD on moms. Usually it is much easier on the kids. The wait seems to be unending after you make the decision it is needed. It is an opportunity to get the best help you can for him. The staff tends to be much more nurturing with younger kids, in my humble opinion than teens. It also will let the psychiatrist really SEE what you deal with. I will caution that many of our kids "honeymoon" or act on their best behaviors for a time after admittance. My son was older when he went inpatient, but he honeymooned for 6 weeks. I am not sure that younger kids honeymoon as long, but it is important to fight to keep him inpatient until they actually SEE the problems. They can't treat what they can't see. And if he is released you may find less help down the road simply because the "experts" couldn't see any problems. (With my son I had to make sure he acted up in therapy to stop the honeymooning. It was terrible, and a very ugly day, but it marked the beginning of real help for him - many do NOT have to do this, though.) hugs, susie [/QUOTE]
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