kfmewes
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We had my son's psychiatrist visit today and it was a total train wreck. Before we even went to the appointment my son got ****** at me for not letting him take his homework to the bus stop while we waited 15 minutes for her bus to show up. As soon as I said no, he started glaring at me and slamming his books around. Apparently he thought that this would make me change my mind.
So at the meeting, my hubby brought up the fact that she has been giving my son excuses for his behavior and she totally denied it. She also informed us that it is not her job to provide any sort of therapy and that she is only there to give him medications (funny, that's not how it works with mine). They have been pushing us to take this Parenting with love and limits class and I have been avoiding it because they have made it clear to me that the reason we need to take this class is because we need to learn how to control our kids, which would be fine if both of my kids were out of control but they aren't. My daughter is a very well behaved kid, a lot like her brother was years ago.
They are pushing us so hard to take this class that she tried to tell me that it is illegal for our PSR workers to come into the home and work with the family. Sorry, but if they aren't allowed to do that then I am not sure what their job is supposed to be. Of course, it is focused on getting my son to change his behavior but, they also try to help us find ways to deal with punishments.
I was in tears about halfway through the appointment because I am so sick of them treating us like we are bad parents.
Has anyone had any experience with the PLL program? Is it even worth our time? I started looking into places that do neuropsychologist evaluations and the closest one I have found is just over 300 miles away. I am hoping that I can find one closer.
One funny thing about the visit is that she finally said he had ODD issues when in the past she told me he didn't, even though I had been telling her that since we started seeing her. Of course, she is not treating him for those symptoms because they are apparently not important.
Anyway, that's my rant for the day. All this stress and I have my daughter's friend spending the night and just had another friend call me to see if I could pick up her kid and watch her for awhile. Of course I said yes, I am such a sucker. Oh well, with any luck she will actually show up on time to get her kid and the day will be over soon.
So at the meeting, my hubby brought up the fact that she has been giving my son excuses for his behavior and she totally denied it. She also informed us that it is not her job to provide any sort of therapy and that she is only there to give him medications (funny, that's not how it works with mine). They have been pushing us to take this Parenting with love and limits class and I have been avoiding it because they have made it clear to me that the reason we need to take this class is because we need to learn how to control our kids, which would be fine if both of my kids were out of control but they aren't. My daughter is a very well behaved kid, a lot like her brother was years ago.
They are pushing us so hard to take this class that she tried to tell me that it is illegal for our PSR workers to come into the home and work with the family. Sorry, but if they aren't allowed to do that then I am not sure what their job is supposed to be. Of course, it is focused on getting my son to change his behavior but, they also try to help us find ways to deal with punishments.
I was in tears about halfway through the appointment because I am so sick of them treating us like we are bad parents.
Has anyone had any experience with the PLL program? Is it even worth our time? I started looking into places that do neuropsychologist evaluations and the closest one I have found is just over 300 miles away. I am hoping that I can find one closer.
One funny thing about the visit is that she finally said he had ODD issues when in the past she told me he didn't, even though I had been telling her that since we started seeing her. Of course, she is not treating him for those symptoms because they are apparently not important.
Anyway, that's my rant for the day. All this stress and I have my daughter's friend spending the night and just had another friend call me to see if I could pick up her kid and watch her for awhile. Of course I said yes, I am such a sucker. Oh well, with any luck she will actually show up on time to get her kid and the day will be over soon.