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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 178083" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>My thoughts, when dealing with a difficult child, are this - voicing violent thoughts are one thing, not to be ignored but not necessarily requiring immediate evaluation. When the line is crossed to actually committing violent acts (close to requiring medical care!! OMG!), then the genie is out of the bottle, not to be returned easily.</p><p> </p><p>Mothers (and other family members) have the absolute right to be safe in their home. Any violent act, in my humble opinion, requires very swift action. In our home, it resulted in a 911 call requesting transport of a psychiatric pt to the hospital for evaluation. I was always very specific in my request because probably half the time we needed the backup of the police as well.</p><p> </p><p>I have to be honest - my thinking on this has changed a lot over the years. If it's the result of psychosis, you're going to know it because... well, in my experience with thank you, psychosis is hard to miss. Bizarre thought patterns and speech, etc. Psychosis = hospital evaluation always in my book.</p><p> </p><p>As thank you has gotten older, and probably because we've done over 2 dozen admissions to this point, I lean more towards police intervention now. thank you is 17. Yes, he's definitely mentally ill. But not so ill that any judge is going to not hold him accountable for his actions. He *is* responsible. I think, consciously or not, he's gotten the message over the years that if he assaults someone, he's just going to get a free ride in a hospital for a couple of weeks. I think we've actually reinforced his violence, in his twisted mind. </p><p> </p><p>I know it bites to have our kids involved in the juvenile system (ok, I don't *know* it personally, yet). We want to protect our kids from their poor choices. But sometimes I wonder if we're doing a disservice ultimately to our kids by worrying about the potential consequences they face for *their* actions. I think some of our kids are only going to learn by facing the music - and unfortunately I think some of our kids are going to have to do it many times before they get the message.</p><p> </p><p>Just my 2 cents - but regardless of which path (police/hospital) you choose, absolutely without question or hesitation, he needs to be removed from the home.</p><p> </p><p>I hope you're ok hon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 178083, member: 8"] My thoughts, when dealing with a difficult child, are this - voicing violent thoughts are one thing, not to be ignored but not necessarily requiring immediate evaluation. When the line is crossed to actually committing violent acts (close to requiring medical care!! OMG!), then the genie is out of the bottle, not to be returned easily. Mothers (and other family members) have the absolute right to be safe in their home. Any violent act, in my humble opinion, requires very swift action. In our home, it resulted in a 911 call requesting transport of a psychiatric pt to the hospital for evaluation. I was always very specific in my request because probably half the time we needed the backup of the police as well. I have to be honest - my thinking on this has changed a lot over the years. If it's the result of psychosis, you're going to know it because... well, in my experience with thank you, psychosis is hard to miss. Bizarre thought patterns and speech, etc. Psychosis = hospital evaluation always in my book. As thank you has gotten older, and probably because we've done over 2 dozen admissions to this point, I lean more towards police intervention now. thank you is 17. Yes, he's definitely mentally ill. But not so ill that any judge is going to not hold him accountable for his actions. He *is* responsible. I think, consciously or not, he's gotten the message over the years that if he assaults someone, he's just going to get a free ride in a hospital for a couple of weeks. I think we've actually reinforced his violence, in his twisted mind. I know it bites to have our kids involved in the juvenile system (ok, I don't *know* it personally, yet). We want to protect our kids from their poor choices. But sometimes I wonder if we're doing a disservice ultimately to our kids by worrying about the potential consequences they face for *their* actions. I think some of our kids are only going to learn by facing the music - and unfortunately I think some of our kids are going to have to do it many times before they get the message. Just my 2 cents - but regardless of which path (police/hospital) you choose, absolutely without question or hesitation, he needs to be removed from the home. I hope you're ok hon. [/QUOTE]
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