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how to decide when difficult child is sick enough to stay home?
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<blockquote data-quote="sjexpress" data-source="post: 607892" data-attributes="member: 15790"><p>Last school year we had a awful time with difficult child going to school. So bad that due to his anxiety and stress and school refusal, he ended up on home tutoring for quite awhile before returning to school. This year we have a 504 plan in place and made lots of changes in the school to help avoid all that occured last year. The first 2 weeks of school this year have been fine. However, about 4 days ago he came down with a bad cold (nose, throat, etc..) He did go to school this past Friday without too much complaints and he seemed to be playing around all weekend just fine even with some complaints here and there of stuffy nose and headache. This morning though when I woke him, he really started in on being too sick to go to school. No fever and he doesn't sound as stuffed up but he was getting madder and madder that I wouldn't agree to him staying home. I told him to go to school and if he can't make it to go to the nurse and she would call me. difficult child did not like that idea as he said the nurse would only call me if he had a fever or was throwing up. I told difficult child I would call the nurse to let her know to call me. He did leave just in time to make the bus coming down the street but he was sobbing!</p><p> I hate this decision making about staying home sick. I mean I know when I get a cold how crappy I feel and some times it does take days to clear up. On the other hand, I am so fearful of starting that cycle of missing school that I am afraid if I give difficult child one day home, he will not go back. difficult child is the kind of kid that if you give an inch, he takes a mile! What really makes it frustrating is in the past, if I do give in and tell him he can stay home, later in the day when school is over and his friends are around, he suddenly feels better and wants to go play. When I tell him no school means no friends, he freaks out saying it is not fair...people get better, etc... but then the next day says he is sick again! Ugh! I hate this stress! I mean how does someone tell how bad someone else is really feeling? If he does call from school, I will take him to the doctor but we all know they will say it's just a cold , blah, blah....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sjexpress, post: 607892, member: 15790"] Last school year we had a awful time with difficult child going to school. So bad that due to his anxiety and stress and school refusal, he ended up on home tutoring for quite awhile before returning to school. This year we have a 504 plan in place and made lots of changes in the school to help avoid all that occured last year. The first 2 weeks of school this year have been fine. However, about 4 days ago he came down with a bad cold (nose, throat, etc..) He did go to school this past Friday without too much complaints and he seemed to be playing around all weekend just fine even with some complaints here and there of stuffy nose and headache. This morning though when I woke him, he really started in on being too sick to go to school. No fever and he doesn't sound as stuffed up but he was getting madder and madder that I wouldn't agree to him staying home. I told him to go to school and if he can't make it to go to the nurse and she would call me. difficult child did not like that idea as he said the nurse would only call me if he had a fever or was throwing up. I told difficult child I would call the nurse to let her know to call me. He did leave just in time to make the bus coming down the street but he was sobbing! I hate this decision making about staying home sick. I mean I know when I get a cold how crappy I feel and some times it does take days to clear up. On the other hand, I am so fearful of starting that cycle of missing school that I am afraid if I give difficult child one day home, he will not go back. difficult child is the kind of kid that if you give an inch, he takes a mile! What really makes it frustrating is in the past, if I do give in and tell him he can stay home, later in the day when school is over and his friends are around, he suddenly feels better and wants to go play. When I tell him no school means no friends, he freaks out saying it is not fair...people get better, etc... but then the next day says he is sick again! Ugh! I hate this stress! I mean how does someone tell how bad someone else is really feeling? If he does call from school, I will take him to the doctor but we all know they will say it's just a cold , blah, blah.... [/QUOTE]
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