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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even if I put him on ssri I still have to figure out what’s not working for him about his life. I do think screens are a big piece bc I’ve noticed him extra irritable when that time is interrupted. But then he has very little downtime too so that could play a part. School also starts way earlier than I wish it did and he has trouble getting to sleep so that’s a piece [/quote]
OP you said you were British, right?  I think I've hit on the reason you're getting all this SSRI advice.  What you describe here - your thought process about what's not working for your kid, and the questions you're asking - it's pretty basic.  Of course you need to figure out your own kid first.  American families are bigger on communication, feelings, and therapy.  The SSRIs aren't prescribed in a vacuum, we are doing the hard work along with it.  And gently, based on your post here, you have a ways to go with this.

What advice do you need from us to help you figure out what's not working for your DS?  [/quote]
op - are you joking?

'gently based on your post' - you have no idea what my parenting is like based on my post. I've actually lived in the US for 20 years, my mother is american, and i was brought up in what can only be described as the kind of environment that would be portrayed as a pastiche by barbra streisand or nora ephron where all feelings were welcome. I have duplicated that for my own children and lean heavily into validation, family systems and other therapeutic methods I have learned thanks to numerous professionals with fewer stereotypes about brits (thankfully) than you seem to possess But thanks for the feedback and, gently, FU. [/quote]
Yikes OP.  As a British-American myself, my stereotypes come honestly.  If you have figured out what's not working for your kid, then I'm glad.  There's no need to thank me for the feedback, if you found it to be spiteful.

Age 12 is not when boys' irritability tends to peak.  Expect your kid's irritability to worsen over the next 4+ years, before it starts to subside.  Best of luck.[/quote]

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