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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 486860" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I'm a bit confused. Is she graduating with decent grades anytime soon? Not many 16 year olds are college bound...especially if they are not keeping up their schoolwork. Sounds like the cart is way before the horse in discussing that subject.</p><p></p><p>Driving is a universal teen issue. Dysfunctional teens in my experience seem to be most eager to get behind the wheel..sigh. We provided transportation (as did my parents) for the kids. They were able to get their license when they were meeting the family rules. The one exception was difficult child#2 who failed drivers ed and truthfully just doesn't have the ability to absorb and react to traffic. He's 21 and not only an "accident waiting to happen"...he had his first one two weeks ago because he used poor judgement. His Mother got him his license at 20. Sigh.</p><p></p><p>Is it possible that the therapist is trying to find a motivating goal to get your difficult child on task? Your difficult child could have been asked "what do you want in the future?" and responded "my own car and to go away to college". Then, difficult child could have added "but that will never happen because my parents etc. etc."</p><p>That's the only scenario I can picture.</p><p></p><p>Obviously goal setting is important for all kids. At sixteen you wouldn't her to feel that she has no hope of doing what she wants...oth...doing school work and being medication compliant are required to achieve goals of independence. It's confusing and surely I could be wrong but I think it is possible that the issues came out of discussions and are not necessarily signs of an ignorant therapist. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 486860, member: 35"] I'm a bit confused. Is she graduating with decent grades anytime soon? Not many 16 year olds are college bound...especially if they are not keeping up their schoolwork. Sounds like the cart is way before the horse in discussing that subject. Driving is a universal teen issue. Dysfunctional teens in my experience seem to be most eager to get behind the wheel..sigh. We provided transportation (as did my parents) for the kids. They were able to get their license when they were meeting the family rules. The one exception was difficult child#2 who failed drivers ed and truthfully just doesn't have the ability to absorb and react to traffic. He's 21 and not only an "accident waiting to happen"...he had his first one two weeks ago because he used poor judgement. His Mother got him his license at 20. Sigh. Is it possible that the therapist is trying to find a motivating goal to get your difficult child on task? Your difficult child could have been asked "what do you want in the future?" and responded "my own car and to go away to college". Then, difficult child could have added "but that will never happen because my parents etc. etc." That's the only scenario I can picture. Obviously goal setting is important for all kids. At sixteen you wouldn't her to feel that she has no hope of doing what she wants...oth...doing school work and being medication compliant are required to achieve goals of independence. It's confusing and surely I could be wrong but I think it is possible that the issues came out of discussions and are not necessarily signs of an ignorant therapist. DDD [/QUOTE]
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