Reply to middle school to high school

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "middle school to high school"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't rush to a therapist yet!  Change is hard and girls tend to be weepy at this age... it's the fear of the unknown.  And it can also be the fear of how things are different and harder.  Most of the time, my kids are totally against any change (they even told me they didn't want to go on the Disney cruise... and by the end of it, they wanted to live on the ship).

If two months into school she's still having significant troubles (like not wanting to go to school, crying AT school, etc.) then it's time to talk to the school counselors and see if there is a peer group for kids having trouble adjusting.

Change is hard.  Don't make your DD feel like she's wrong for wanting to stay with what she knows.  Patience.[/quote]

This is exactly the kind of post I was worried about. Therapy is not punishment and taking a child to a therapist does not tell them that they are doing something wrong, unless thats the way you feel and you convey that. Mya dvice was to wait a little bit, maybe a month or two, but not longer. This isn't rushing to the therapist.

I'll be more explicit: kids who have extreme emotions learn unhealthy ways to control them. Cutting comes to mind, but thats not the only thing. OP has a child who, for whatever reason, is having trouble controlling ehr emotions.  Thats is something to watch and keep on a short leash. The other concerning thing is that OP doesn't really know whats going on, her DD is being communicative. Another reason to bring in a professional if it continues.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics