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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 295427" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Timer's right - </p><p> </p><p>A few times when we were told - "Well the "criteria" for hospitalization is danger to self or others." and you have this week-long, month-long screaming, fist throwing, kicking, spitting, BEYOND tantrum, self-destructive, child - who you aren't sure is going to either hurt themselves or YOU - and you bundle him/her up in a car and pray to God that they don't jump out of a moving vehicle while you are trying to get them to the ER - and you get there and then they sit in the ER room and POW - they are for the moment distracted by the chance of scenery - and you walk up haggarard, tired, worn out, dark circles under your eyes, probably a cheeto or scrambled egg in your hair (depending on what was thrown at you) and you literally look like you've been on a week-long drunken bender from lack of sleep due to your child not sleeping - and the hospital staff whispers, looks - glares at YOU as the parent while little Mr. Perfect smile hums, and reads the ER magazines as if NOTHING in the world could ever be wrong with him? Yeah------been there done that and it makes you think YOU should be the one getting the psychiatric. ward stay. (somedays I would have taken it gladly) </p><p> </p><p>Stand your ground - don't let them tell you there is NOTHING wrong with your child. Video tape his outbursts, rages, and the like - take THAT to your doctor who may give you a referal to a psychiatrist. That will be helpful - that and a time log of times, dates of his behavior - THAT will probably be the most valuable in seeing patterns or cycles of behaviors - if it's times - then it may be after lunch - (could be - dietary - wouldn't it be phenominal to know that if it were and you eliminated wheat? It would be over?) or if it's after a visit to a certain friends? Could be fear? These things dont register with us - but start keeping a journal with times/dates. It's VERY important. Could be allergies - what are you washing his clothes in? Shampoos/soaps....there are a million things it COULD be....start your eliminations now - and by the time you DO get into a therapist - you'll be ahead of the game. Also - our kids seem more sensitive to sugars...</p><p> </p><p>But don't let anyone tell you you're not living through what you are - document, document - document. AND learn how to parent differently-</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 295427, member: 4964"] Timer's right - A few times when we were told - "Well the "criteria" for hospitalization is danger to self or others." and you have this week-long, month-long screaming, fist throwing, kicking, spitting, BEYOND tantrum, self-destructive, child - who you aren't sure is going to either hurt themselves or YOU - and you bundle him/her up in a car and pray to God that they don't jump out of a moving vehicle while you are trying to get them to the ER - and you get there and then they sit in the ER room and POW - they are for the moment distracted by the chance of scenery - and you walk up haggarard, tired, worn out, dark circles under your eyes, probably a cheeto or scrambled egg in your hair (depending on what was thrown at you) and you literally look like you've been on a week-long drunken bender from lack of sleep due to your child not sleeping - and the hospital staff whispers, looks - glares at YOU as the parent while little Mr. Perfect smile hums, and reads the ER magazines as if NOTHING in the world could ever be wrong with him? Yeah------been there done that and it makes you think YOU should be the one getting the psychiatric. ward stay. (somedays I would have taken it gladly) Stand your ground - don't let them tell you there is NOTHING wrong with your child. Video tape his outbursts, rages, and the like - take THAT to your doctor who may give you a referal to a psychiatrist. That will be helpful - that and a time log of times, dates of his behavior - THAT will probably be the most valuable in seeing patterns or cycles of behaviors - if it's times - then it may be after lunch - (could be - dietary - wouldn't it be phenominal to know that if it were and you eliminated wheat? It would be over?) or if it's after a visit to a certain friends? Could be fear? These things dont register with us - but start keeping a journal with times/dates. It's VERY important. Could be allergies - what are you washing his clothes in? Shampoos/soaps....there are a million things it COULD be....start your eliminations now - and by the time you DO get into a therapist - you'll be ahead of the game. Also - our kids seem more sensitive to sugars... But don't let anyone tell you you're not living through what you are - document, document - document. AND learn how to parent differently- [/QUOTE]
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