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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 433376" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>At age five it really depends on your child. Some kids will require little or no advance warning and explanation. Seriously. Mom packs them up in the car with nothing more than a "We're going to talk to a lady today, and we'll get MacDonalds on the way home". </p><p> </p><p>Others will need more preparation. If yours is one that frets a great deal or is going to be all worked up, I'm make the advance warning short.</p><p> </p><p>Some kids will never ask why and if they don't, I'd suggest not offering the reason or giving them as little info as possible, especially when you're in the early stages and really don't have an explanation. Agree with not putting a title such as therapist or psychiatrist to the person. Man, woman, doctor--be general. If you must explain because you're asked, put it in context with issues the rest of the family sees doctors for: Mom goes to see the doctor a lot because of ear infections, Brother goes to the dentist a lot because he gets lots of cavities, and you're going to see this lady because you have a really, really hard time with _____. That way it focuses the attention on the behavior, and puts it in context with the rest of the family instead of isolating them out.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f14/tips-successful-evaluation-337/" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f14/tips-successful-evaluation-337/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 433376, member: 701"] At age five it really depends on your child. Some kids will require little or no advance warning and explanation. Seriously. Mom packs them up in the car with nothing more than a "We're going to talk to a lady today, and we'll get MacDonalds on the way home". Others will need more preparation. If yours is one that frets a great deal or is going to be all worked up, I'm make the advance warning short. Some kids will never ask why and if they don't, I'd suggest not offering the reason or giving them as little info as possible, especially when you're in the early stages and really don't have an explanation. Agree with not putting a title such as therapist or psychiatrist to the person. Man, woman, doctor--be general. If you must explain because you're asked, put it in context with issues the rest of the family sees doctors for: Mom goes to see the doctor a lot because of ear infections, Brother goes to the dentist a lot because he gets lots of cavities, and you're going to see this lady because you have a really, really hard time with _____. That way it focuses the attention on the behavior, and puts it in context with the rest of the family instead of isolating them out. [URL]http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f14/tips-successful-evaluation-337/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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