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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 24027" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Some kids do better on medications, some don't. It depends on what's wrong and also on the kid. If a child does not improve on medications, it doesn't mean that the kid is OK and that the parents are the problem - some kids just can't take the medications we have available.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes it's nobody's fault. This isn't about blame, it's about trying to tune in to the child's way of thinking and work with the child from there. Assessments can help by giving you a better idea of the way the child thinks, is all. There should be some way to get assessments done without it costing the amount you were quoted.</p><p></p><p>School meeting - if discipline comes up, try to steer them away from punishment-based discipline. Also make it clear that if he is being punished for something he cannot control, then it will undermine any gains he makes in other areas. If punishment is not teaching anything he doesn't already know, or if it is trying to train him into something he can't handle, then it is wrong and abusive. It is like spanking a baby for having wet nappies.</p><p>This is something that a lot of schools have trouble with.</p><p></p><p>Good luck at the meeting!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 24027, member: 1991"] Some kids do better on medications, some don't. It depends on what's wrong and also on the kid. If a child does not improve on medications, it doesn't mean that the kid is OK and that the parents are the problem - some kids just can't take the medications we have available. Sometimes it's nobody's fault. This isn't about blame, it's about trying to tune in to the child's way of thinking and work with the child from there. Assessments can help by giving you a better idea of the way the child thinks, is all. There should be some way to get assessments done without it costing the amount you were quoted. School meeting - if discipline comes up, try to steer them away from punishment-based discipline. Also make it clear that if he is being punished for something he cannot control, then it will undermine any gains he makes in other areas. If punishment is not teaching anything he doesn't already know, or if it is trying to train him into something he can't handle, then it is wrong and abusive. It is like spanking a baby for having wet nappies. This is something that a lot of schools have trouble with. Good luck at the meeting! Marg [/QUOTE]
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