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The counselor said WHAT????
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 391155" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Personally, I think it can effect a child whether or not they remember it. Getting it out in the open (not public, but just letting the child and all tdocs/psychiatrists involved know about it) helps understand the child and what treatments might help the most. Also, what would happen if the child was never told, grew up, and ran into this woman again? He should be aware that this is not a wonderful person and to stay away from her and never let her babysit his kids. I completely understand you wanting to protect him from bad memories but it's my opinion that you can't really. I agree that it should come out for discussion careefully and when the time is right and in an age-appropriate way and that this therapist had NO business handling it that way- especially at school. But I don't think keeping it a "faamily secret" is healthy in the long run. I would be jumping all over the therapist for not discussing this plan with me first, too. If a therapist is going to open up a can of worms like that with a child, the parent needs to know ahead of time so they will know what is going on when/if the child suddenly starts having nightmares or whatever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 391155, member: 3699"] Personally, I think it can effect a child whether or not they remember it. Getting it out in the open (not public, but just letting the child and all tdocs/psychiatrists involved know about it) helps understand the child and what treatments might help the most. Also, what would happen if the child was never told, grew up, and ran into this woman again? He should be aware that this is not a wonderful person and to stay away from her and never let her babysit his kids. I completely understand you wanting to protect him from bad memories but it's my opinion that you can't really. I agree that it should come out for discussion careefully and when the time is right and in an age-appropriate way and that this therapist had NO business handling it that way- especially at school. But I don't think keeping it a "faamily secret" is healthy in the long run. I would be jumping all over the therapist for not discussing this plan with me first, too. If a therapist is going to open up a can of worms like that with a child, the parent needs to know ahead of time so they will know what is going on when/if the child suddenly starts having nightmares or whatever. [/QUOTE]
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