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shrink or no shrink is the Question
Thu, 09/28/2006 - 06:39Topic: Parents & Caregivers
I havent been up on the board in well over a month of sundays. My daugher is in 9th grade this year and it's kicking her butt. she has i dont care attitude, as of date she is failing every class but one. every night with hmwrk its a battle were not getting done till 9 pm and she gets home at 330. ive tried everything under the sun to get her to realize what is at steak for her. do 9th grade over again, repeat several classes, etc etc, but nothing gets through. i know everyone says first yr of HS is hard but it cant be this hard. she just seems down all the time. so the wife and i were thinking of taking her to a shrink any one have thoughts on this? thanks.
scott
Re: shrink or no shrink is the Question
Submitted by alison4R on Mon, 2006-10-16 - 12:41
Hi, what about evaluating her for special education services? My son is 13 and in the 8th grade. He stuggles with homework, but because he's on AED's they modify the amount of work for him. Having a child do a lesser amount of work and feeling successfull is much better than struggling to complete too much work. It sounds like your child is very overwhelmed, yourself also. Talk to the school counselor and special education staff. Good luck, I hope things turn out well.