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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 576339" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I have not read all the responses, so sorry if I say what others have. </p><p></p><p>Are you sure you are not raising my difficult child? My difficult child would turn ANYTHING into a weapon. He was five the first time I found a paring knife under his bed. He never had a bed on a frame again while he lived with us. Too much room to hide things. At age seven Wiz turned a plate of cooked spaghetti (noodles only, no sauce) into a gun. It looked like a gun sitting there and sort of blew my mind. Esp because it was the first time he ever touched cooked noodles of ANY kind with his hands with-o freaking out because they were 'slimy'. </p><p></p><p>The ER is for when they are actively a threat to themselves or others. I would call for an ambulance to transport to a psychiatric facility and make sure they know it is a mentally ill patient rather than taking him myself. If you drive him, you need at least one other adult with you to control him so that he cannot grab the steering wheel or choke you or otherwise cause an accident.</p><p></p><p>If you feel that he needs inpatient care, talk to his psychiatrist and to your ins co about it. We endured for years because we kept hearing that there were not places for kids or they were awful. In sixth grade we found our difficult child strangling our daughter in the middle of the night. My cat actually woke me up (which she had not done in a decade) and led me to them. She was a big mother hen to the kids and she was really upset. So was I. I called our insurance, which was medicaid, and they gave me a list of 3 places, then called and found a bed in two of them. They let me know about each program and then I chose one. It was NOT awful and he did very well there and eventually they were actually able to help him. </p><p></p><p>I am sorry you need this info, and I hope you will do all you can to take care of yourself during this time of crisis. I didn't, just kept pushing through, and finally my body just hit a wall and refused to do much of anything good. I know 2 moms of difficult child who have had strokes from the stress of having a difficult child. It is cliche, but it is also true that if you don't take care of yourself, you cannot take care of anyone else.</p><p></p><p>(((((hugs)))))</p><p></p><p>One thing that is a HUGE help as you get help for you child is a parent report. It is a document that you create that has every single detail about your child. If you click on the link in my signature, you will go to the thread that explains it and has the outline. Warrior moms who were here in the past created it, and it is one very very powerful tool to help your child and family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 576339, member: 1233"] I have not read all the responses, so sorry if I say what others have. Are you sure you are not raising my difficult child? My difficult child would turn ANYTHING into a weapon. He was five the first time I found a paring knife under his bed. He never had a bed on a frame again while he lived with us. Too much room to hide things. At age seven Wiz turned a plate of cooked spaghetti (noodles only, no sauce) into a gun. It looked like a gun sitting there and sort of blew my mind. Esp because it was the first time he ever touched cooked noodles of ANY kind with his hands with-o freaking out because they were 'slimy'. The ER is for when they are actively a threat to themselves or others. I would call for an ambulance to transport to a psychiatric facility and make sure they know it is a mentally ill patient rather than taking him myself. If you drive him, you need at least one other adult with you to control him so that he cannot grab the steering wheel or choke you or otherwise cause an accident. If you feel that he needs inpatient care, talk to his psychiatrist and to your ins co about it. We endured for years because we kept hearing that there were not places for kids or they were awful. In sixth grade we found our difficult child strangling our daughter in the middle of the night. My cat actually woke me up (which she had not done in a decade) and led me to them. She was a big mother hen to the kids and she was really upset. So was I. I called our insurance, which was medicaid, and they gave me a list of 3 places, then called and found a bed in two of them. They let me know about each program and then I chose one. It was NOT awful and he did very well there and eventually they were actually able to help him. I am sorry you need this info, and I hope you will do all you can to take care of yourself during this time of crisis. I didn't, just kept pushing through, and finally my body just hit a wall and refused to do much of anything good. I know 2 moms of difficult child who have had strokes from the stress of having a difficult child. It is cliche, but it is also true that if you don't take care of yourself, you cannot take care of anyone else. (((((hugs))))) One thing that is a HUGE help as you get help for you child is a parent report. It is a document that you create that has every single detail about your child. If you click on the link in my signature, you will go to the thread that explains it and has the outline. Warrior moms who were here in the past created it, and it is one very very powerful tool to help your child and family. [/QUOTE]
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