Would you make your child see a therapist?
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Anonymous
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Say you are positive your child would benefit from it. But they don't want to go because it would " make them feel abnormal ".
Do you force it? Say we are talking about a teen. |
Anonymous
| I made my kid go to a couple sessions, and then would have let him quit if he wanted to, but he decided to stick with it. |
Anonymous
Ok thanks for the advice. My kid has been but now has taken a break and needs to go back for some issues. He hasn't been in three weeks. He says he hates going because normal teens don't go. He has issues and he NEEDS to go. |
Anonymous
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Did you talk to the therapist about this?
Honestly, not wanting to go to a therapist sounds so "normal" that maybe acknowledging that his feelings about therapy are very normal but the reasons for going are still relevant. |
Anonymous
I did mention before he started his first session, that he was hesitant. But I will talk to the therapist again. |
Anonymous
PP here, I'm sorry, I was imagining a situation where a child doesn't have experience. I do think that many older kids/teens struggle with coming to terms with the fact that they need supports, accommodations or modifications, and can engage in magical thinking that if the accommodations go away, so will the condition that makes them necessary. Can you make an appointment to talk with the therapist about it without your DC present? He might have ideas. |