Re: problems with 8-year old PLEASE READ!!

November 22, 2009

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DATE: 02/01/04 10:49am

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Re: problems with 8-year old PLEASE READ!!

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AUTHOR: ericsmommy

many pARITYS TO YOUR SITUATION IN MY HOME
MY SONE VINCENT HAS ADD ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL BUT NOT ACCORDING TO MY PEDIATRICIAN WHO HAS IN PRACTICE SEVEN THOUSAND PATIENTS AND HE CLAIMS THATNOT EVEN 1/10 OF 1 PERCENT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ADD IN HIS PRACTICE. IF AUSTYN APPEARS TO CONCENTRATE ON THINGS ETC WHEN HE IS HAVING FUN LIKE PLAYING GAMES AND PLYSTATION BIKE RIDING BUT DOES LOOSES SIGHT IN SCHOOL THERE PERHAPS ARE A FEW REASONS WHICH IN MY OPINION IS CAUSING YOUR SON TO HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE IN THE ATTENTION AREA AT SCHOOL. FIRST A NEW SCHOOL IS A DOWHHILL BATTLE TO BEGIN WITH JUST LIKE STARTING A NEW JOB THIS CAN BE OVERWHELMING FOR AN ADULT IMAGINE AN 8 YRS OLD, SECOND WHEN SCHOOL CLASSIFIES A CHILD AS BEING IN A DIFFERRRENT CATEGORY LIKE BEING REMOVED FROM THE CLASS TO GO TO SPECIAL ED, ETC THE OTHER KIDS LOOK AT AUSTYN AS WELL AS MY SON DIFFERENTLY. ITS A FORM OF DISCRIMINATION. ALL SOME WELL LIKED KID HAS TO SAY THAT AUSTYN IS A RETART OR STUPID AND ITS ALL
OVER. ITS A FORM OF DISCRIMINATION. YOUR SON I BELEIVE THAT HE HAS ALOT ON HIS PLATE HE IS SMART AND HE IS THINKING ABOUT THESE THINGS INSTEAD OF HIS SCHOOL WORK WHEN THERE IS ALOT GOING ON AT HOME REDIRECT HIS ATTENTION TO HAPPY THINGS DONT PUT SO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOURSELF BECAUSE THIS CAN BE EXHAUSTING TAKE YOUR MUCH NEED STRENGTHTO COPE WITH YOUR OWN ISSUES AS WELL. IF YOU MOVE HIM OUT OF THE DISTRICT, THIS WILL REAFFIRM THAT SOMETHING MAYBE WRONG WITH HIME AND I DONT THINK ITS A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO REPEAT A VIRTUAL MOVE WITHOUT MOVING THIS IS TRAUMATIC HE HAS TO HAVE SOME STABILITY AND THE KIDS EVENTUALLY WILL BECOME FREIND IN THE DISTRICT THAT LIVE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY SOON WILL BE RINGING THE BELL FOR AUSTYN TO PLAY. AS FAR AS THE GRANDMA SHE SHOULD BE OUT OF IT COMPLETELY BECAUSE IS NOT IMPARTIAL AND THE CHILD IS GETTING ATTENTION FROM GRAMMY FOR TALKING ABOUT CRYING AND DEPRESSING THINGS IF SHE DOESNT KNOW HOW TO REDIRECT TO HAPPY THINGS GET RID OF HER FOR A WHILE GRAMMYS TEND TO MAKE THINGS WORSE USUALLY BY ASSIGNING BLAME OR SAYING SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE A GREAT IMPRESSION ON YOUR SON ALL THE TIME IHAVE WISH I COULD GO ON GOOOD LUCK AND BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL

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ericsmommy

01/12/04 09:00pm

Re: problems with 8-year old PLEASE READ!!

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01/14/04 12:48pm

Re: problems with 8-year old PLEASE READ!!

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02/01/04 10:49am

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