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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are they doing all day when they aren’t in school?[/quote]
Asking me a million questions in between raging and watching you tube while I try to work on the margins. And pls do not tell me to cut you tube. It is the only thing that can give me time to work. [/quote]

Sorry but you have to male the time they’re home incredibly boring. No electronics, no toys, no snacks except maybe a piece of fruit, boring lunch, no music, nothing fun whatsoever. Lock things up if you must. Textbooks only to keep them occupied, just like in school. Get work from school everyday so they don’t fall behind. Chores would be expected on days they stay home once they are finished schoolwork. If schoolwork and chores aren’t finished then they get nothing fun in the evening either. If you can’t implement that then hire a babysitter to take them to the library where they can do schoolwork all day and also can take them to doctors appointments to regulate what they need so you can work. Otherwise take a vacation and make it happen.

Then you also have to make going to school better- talk to school about ways to make that happen. Request an assessment, in writing, for this if you need to figure out what is going on at school and try to find solutions. On days they go to school they can slack off on extra chores at home and get extra time playing video games or you tube or whatever they like. Maybe a special outing if they go to school x times.

You need to make school better than home during the day and praise efforts to go to school in some way. Speak to a professional for ideas that will relate to your kid. If this doesn’t help I’d be looking for another school placement within the month. The longer this continues the worse it will get and the harder it will be to change. If you’re terribly concerned about MH then you might need to try an IOP program or something similar until they get on track. Making it ok by letting them watch videos all day and not to go to school probably won’t get you too far. I assume youalready know that though and just want to take the easy route.[/quote]

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