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When to advocate and when not to?
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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 436135" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p>i cant speak to the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) thing since i dont have that experiences, but i absolutely can say our experience with self advocacy falling on deaf ears equals yours.</p><p> </p><p>in my opinion, you have no choice but to step in if yours isnt being heard. i find it disgraceful that these kids are being "taught advocacy" and no one listens. mine is a lot younger than yours with different issues, but i can tell you there was an instance here where she "used her words" and actually pre-told an adult that "i'm gonna blow"....and the adult told her to stop being a smart alec.</p><p> </p><p>so when "she blew" i most certainly gave someone an earful, along with complementing mine on doing the right thing when an adult *did not*.</p><p> </p><p>your daughter's issues are significant enough to warrant your intervention--any Residential Treatment Center (RTC) worker who ignores a sick child should be fired on the spot, so i personally think you should continue YOUR advocacy for your child. (here, in my world, i can assure you that a drawing of anything with weapons sticking out of it is massively taken seriously--it is *not* something for kids to work out).</p><p> </p><p>you are a great mom. </p><p> </p><p>dont forget it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 436135, member: 8831"] i cant speak to the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) thing since i dont have that experiences, but i absolutely can say our experience with self advocacy falling on deaf ears equals yours. in my opinion, you have no choice but to step in if yours isnt being heard. i find it disgraceful that these kids are being "taught advocacy" and no one listens. mine is a lot younger than yours with different issues, but i can tell you there was an instance here where she "used her words" and actually pre-told an adult that "i'm gonna blow"....and the adult told her to stop being a smart alec. so when "she blew" i most certainly gave someone an earful, along with complementing mine on doing the right thing when an adult *did not*. your daughter's issues are significant enough to warrant your intervention--any Residential Treatment Center (RTC) worker who ignores a sick child should be fired on the spot, so i personally think you should continue YOUR advocacy for your child. (here, in my world, i can assure you that a drawing of anything with weapons sticking out of it is massively taken seriously--it is *not* something for kids to work out). you are a great mom. dont forget it. [/QUOTE]
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