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<blockquote data-quote="lovejud" data-source="post: 132392" data-attributes="member: 4789"><p>Thanks for all the replies--A had great day yesterday and today. I told him last night about today being his last day from school right now. Told him that we would be going to a lot of appts coming up and it would make it easier for everyone if he was doing his school at home like his friend, Cindy, who homeschools. He took it well. With the new baby coming in a few weeks, I stressed some that he would be home to spend time with all of us. I know that he would have had trouble with that first few weeks of my maternity leave going to school anyways, when everyone else was at home. So he went to school today and told the class that he needed to stay home and help me with the new baby. I think on some level he connects his behavior to the staying home, even though I've made sure that we didn't push this as being punishment, because last night he called me into his room and said that he would try to be on his best behavior today since I was going to let him stay home from school. It almost made me cry--for him to think of himself as such a bad kid and not feeling like he has the ability to change things. but on the other side of it--he seemed almost relieved to not have to face the pressures of school. I made a promise then and there to myself to use this time to work on his self-esteem that has taken a pounding these last two months.</p><p> </p><p>We have a appointment scheduled with the pediatrician for Mar. 7--since were at home anyways, I'm going to delay their probable recommendation for medications and push for a referral to a neuropysch in nearest large city. and the psychology group has made appointment for further testing on Mar. 14. They said they would include some neuro testing, but I don't think this guy is true neuropsychologist, I've got to investigate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovejud, post: 132392, member: 4789"] Thanks for all the replies--A had great day yesterday and today. I told him last night about today being his last day from school right now. Told him that we would be going to a lot of appts coming up and it would make it easier for everyone if he was doing his school at home like his friend, Cindy, who homeschools. He took it well. With the new baby coming in a few weeks, I stressed some that he would be home to spend time with all of us. I know that he would have had trouble with that first few weeks of my maternity leave going to school anyways, when everyone else was at home. So he went to school today and told the class that he needed to stay home and help me with the new baby. I think on some level he connects his behavior to the staying home, even though I've made sure that we didn't push this as being punishment, because last night he called me into his room and said that he would try to be on his best behavior today since I was going to let him stay home from school. It almost made me cry--for him to think of himself as such a bad kid and not feeling like he has the ability to change things. but on the other side of it--he seemed almost relieved to not have to face the pressures of school. I made a promise then and there to myself to use this time to work on his self-esteem that has taken a pounding these last two months. We have a appointment scheduled with the pediatrician for Mar. 7--since were at home anyways, I'm going to delay their probable recommendation for medications and push for a referral to a neuropysch in nearest large city. and the psychology group has made appointment for further testing on Mar. 14. They said they would include some neuro testing, but I don't think this guy is true neuropsychologist, I've got to investigate. [/QUOTE]
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