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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 95709" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Sorry I can't help with the laws but someone should be along soon. I know a number of parents on this site are struggling with bipolar, either in themselves, their kids, or both. In the meantime, why not find some local legal authorities and ask them? Pick as many brains as you can.</p><p></p><p>Have you had a word to her teachers as to whether there were any tests, tasks or homework assignments due? Sometimes the stressors of school can trigger an extreme, "I will do ANYTHING to get out of this" reaction. Or there could be some social issues with other kids - the teachers or even classmates might have an idea.</p><p></p><p>I've not been above using other kids as spies on difficult child 3's welfare - sometimes the other kids dobbed in school staff, sometimes they explained a bullying episode that difficult child 3 didn't have the language skills to explain. And sometimes they talked about their own stress levels with the workload.</p><p></p><p>It could at least give you a clue as to her timing.</p><p></p><p>I hope you get the answers you need, fast.</p><p></p><p>And I like that trick with the vodka in the freezer - we do it too, but not to monitor it, only to make sure our (adult) kids develop a taste for REAL vodka and orange (juice) and not the freely available commercial orangeade and cheap vodka. That way they will be less inclined to overindulge away from home, we hope.</p><p></p><p>Basically, teach them to love Benedictine, Cointreau and single malt scotch and they'll never want to drink rotgut. And they won't be able to afford to binge!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 95709, member: 1991"] Sorry I can't help with the laws but someone should be along soon. I know a number of parents on this site are struggling with bipolar, either in themselves, their kids, or both. In the meantime, why not find some local legal authorities and ask them? Pick as many brains as you can. Have you had a word to her teachers as to whether there were any tests, tasks or homework assignments due? Sometimes the stressors of school can trigger an extreme, "I will do ANYTHING to get out of this" reaction. Or there could be some social issues with other kids - the teachers or even classmates might have an idea. I've not been above using other kids as spies on difficult child 3's welfare - sometimes the other kids dobbed in school staff, sometimes they explained a bullying episode that difficult child 3 didn't have the language skills to explain. And sometimes they talked about their own stress levels with the workload. It could at least give you a clue as to her timing. I hope you get the answers you need, fast. And I like that trick with the vodka in the freezer - we do it too, but not to monitor it, only to make sure our (adult) kids develop a taste for REAL vodka and orange (juice) and not the freely available commercial orangeade and cheap vodka. That way they will be less inclined to overindulge away from home, we hope. Basically, teach them to love Benedictine, Cointreau and single malt scotch and they'll never want to drink rotgut. And they won't be able to afford to binge! Marg [/QUOTE]
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