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Mom--Did the psychiatrist act like it was all your fault?
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 338656" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I have a slightly different take on this. Personally when I was a young Mother of toddler difficult child I sought out the head of a University psychiatric. Dept</p><p>for analysis. My then husband attended as well. In a round about way I was seen as the problem. In retrospect it made sense. I was completely frazzled from the years of sleeplessness and stress. difficult child's behaviors were</p><p>exhausting. No wonder he thought I had issues. I did! I was way in over my head with three preschoolers. Truly I was desperate for help.</p><p> </p><p>Two or three years later, thank God, I found help and my life became bearable. Without that psychiatrist's help I have no idea how we all would have come out of it (minus Ex, of course).</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child (often referred to as GFGmom) has given birth to three children.</p><p>Her oldest and she lived with us until he was four. His ADHD became apparent once he entered school. She had difficult child and raised him mostly by herself in the early years. He is ADHD and Aspergers. Life at her house</p><p>was and still is chaotic. There is no structure, no schedule, no consistency and her method of discipline is yelling/spanking/threatening.</p><p>During the years he lived with us he chilled. He had his medications regularly, his meals regularly, his clothes laid out, consistent rules etc. He finally began to function within acceptable boundaries. Her youngest is a pretty little girl who is a mess. She and her Mom scream vulgarities at each other</p><p>and GFGmom "let's her do her thing because it's easier".</p><p> </p><p>So....I can see where analyzing the Mother's thoughts and behaviors can lead to assumptions that the child is reflecting what happens at home.</p><p>Even the television program "Super Nanny" shows that <strong>some </strong>difficult child's are homebred. Back in the day people would say "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". Sometimes that is true. on the other hand professional help is needed for those of us with true difficult child's and a compassionate, well experienced psychiatrist can make all the difference. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 338656, member: 35"] I have a slightly different take on this. Personally when I was a young Mother of toddler difficult child I sought out the head of a University psychiatric. Dept for analysis. My then husband attended as well. In a round about way I was seen as the problem. In retrospect it made sense. I was completely frazzled from the years of sleeplessness and stress. difficult child's behaviors were exhausting. No wonder he thought I had issues. I did! I was way in over my head with three preschoolers. Truly I was desperate for help. Two or three years later, thank God, I found help and my life became bearable. Without that psychiatrist's help I have no idea how we all would have come out of it (minus Ex, of course). My difficult child (often referred to as GFGmom) has given birth to three children. Her oldest and she lived with us until he was four. His ADHD became apparent once he entered school. She had difficult child and raised him mostly by herself in the early years. He is ADHD and Aspergers. Life at her house was and still is chaotic. There is no structure, no schedule, no consistency and her method of discipline is yelling/spanking/threatening. During the years he lived with us he chilled. He had his medications regularly, his meals regularly, his clothes laid out, consistent rules etc. He finally began to function within acceptable boundaries. Her youngest is a pretty little girl who is a mess. She and her Mom scream vulgarities at each other and GFGmom "let's her do her thing because it's easier". So....I can see where analyzing the Mother's thoughts and behaviors can lead to assumptions that the child is reflecting what happens at home. Even the television program "Super Nanny" shows that [B]some [/B]difficult child's are homebred. Back in the day people would say "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". Sometimes that is true. on the other hand professional help is needed for those of us with true difficult child's and a compassionate, well experienced psychiatrist can make all the difference. DDD [/QUOTE]
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