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<blockquote data-quote="Christy" data-source="post: 174490" data-attributes="member: 225"><p>Wow. I could have written parts of your post. School experiences are very similar with our difficult children. We did the homeschool thing as well, probably should have done it sooner. My son, who does have learning problems, did very well with the home instruction but it made a whole new set of power struggles between difficult child and I. We have decided to send him back to school next year but hope to get some more support in place for him at the iep meeting prior to school starting in the fall.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like you are making many efforts to help you son be successful. Be cautious not to put too much pressure on yourself to change your son's behaviors. If he has a neurological disorder that causes him to behave this way, you will not be able to change this with strict parenting. This is a mistake we made for too long with our son. I urge you to seek an evaluation for your child. Contact the local mental health department if testing is not covered by your insurance. They may be able to suggest ways to go about getting the help you need. As for explaining the behaviors to a doctor, I'd suggest a short behavior log or calendar where you note problem behaviors. Simply a smile jotted down on a good day and on a not so good day, a short description of the behavior. (Example: Not allowed a third cookie so he knocked over his chair, upset about going to bed so he threw a toy at the wall, Hit Suzy because she would not share her gameboy) .</p><p></p><p>Good luck finding the help you need and I am so glad you have found this forum as well because it offers a ton of suggestions and support from others facing the same situation as you.</p><p></p><p>Welcome!</p><p>Christy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christy, post: 174490, member: 225"] Wow. I could have written parts of your post. School experiences are very similar with our difficult children. We did the homeschool thing as well, probably should have done it sooner. My son, who does have learning problems, did very well with the home instruction but it made a whole new set of power struggles between difficult child and I. We have decided to send him back to school next year but hope to get some more support in place for him at the iep meeting prior to school starting in the fall. It sounds like you are making many efforts to help you son be successful. Be cautious not to put too much pressure on yourself to change your son's behaviors. If he has a neurological disorder that causes him to behave this way, you will not be able to change this with strict parenting. This is a mistake we made for too long with our son. I urge you to seek an evaluation for your child. Contact the local mental health department if testing is not covered by your insurance. They may be able to suggest ways to go about getting the help you need. As for explaining the behaviors to a doctor, I'd suggest a short behavior log or calendar where you note problem behaviors. Simply a smile jotted down on a good day and on a not so good day, a short description of the behavior. (Example: Not allowed a third cookie so he knocked over his chair, upset about going to bed so he threw a toy at the wall, Hit Suzy because she would not share her gameboy) . Good luck finding the help you need and I am so glad you have found this forum as well because it offers a ton of suggestions and support from others facing the same situation as you. Welcome! Christy [/QUOTE]
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